Ellis v. Afton Pumps, Inc. et al

Filing 561

SECOND AMENDED SCHEDULING ORDER: Discovery due by 4/8/2016, Dispositive Motions due by 4/22/2016, Telephonic Status Conference set for 8/25/2015 at 3:00 PM before Magistrate Judge Donald G. Wilkerson. Settlement conference date, Final Pretrial Conference date, and trial date remain unchanged. Signed by Magistrate Judge Donald G. Wilkerson on 8/11/15. (sgp)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
RICHARD ELLIS,
Plaintiff,
v.
AFTON PUMPS, INC. et al.,
Defendants.

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Case No. 3:15-cv-140-NJR-DGW

SECOND AMENDED SCHEDULING ORDER
WILKERSON, Magistrate Judge:
On June 23, 2015, a telephonic conference was held in which the parties appeared by
counsel as noted in the related minute entry (Doc. 520). During that conference the Court set an
August 7, 2015 deadline for the deposition of Plaintiff’s fact/product identification witnesses.
The Court also indicated that it would adjust the schedule in this matter to account for this new
deadline.
The following shall represent the remaining deadlines in this matter. Any deadline or
scheduling matter not mentioned in this Order shall be governed by the Court’s previous Amended
Scheduling Order (Doc. 328).
A.

Plaintiff’s Deposition and the deposition of Plaintiff’s fact/product identification witnesses
shall be taken by August 7, 2015.

B.

Defendants’ depositions shall be taken by September 11, 2015.

C.

Motions to Amend shall be filed by August 14, 2015.

D.

Expert witnesses shall be disclosed, along with a written report prepared and signed by the
witness pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(2), as follows:
1.

Plaintiff’s expert(s): November 8, 2015
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E.

Defendants’ expert(s): March 8, 2016
Third Party expert(s): March 8, 2016

Depositions of expert witnesses must be taken by:
1.
2.

Defendants’ expert(s): April 8, 2016

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Plaintiff’s expert(s): January 8, 2016

Third Party expert(s): April 8, 2016

F.

Discovery shall be completed by April 8, 2016.

G.

All dispositive motions and Daubert Motions shall be filed by April 22, 2016.

H.

A telephonic status conference is SET for August 25, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. Plaintiff to
set-up the conference call and to file a notice with the Court indicating the conference
call-in information. Parties should be prepared to discuss any discovery disputes and the
lifting of the stay regarding crossclaims, counterclaims, avoidance, and affirmative
defenses.

I.

The Settlement Conference remains set for April 7, 2016 at 9:00 a.m.

J.

The Final Pretrial date, July 11, 2016, remains unchanged.

K.

The Jury Trial month, August, 2016, also remains unchanged.

IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: August 11, 2015

DONALD G. WILKERSON
United States Magistrate Judge

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