Fields v. Ashford et al

Filing 69

ORDER (1) Denying Defendants' 57 MOTION to Exclude Expert Witnesses and (2) Amending Dates in Case Management and Scheduling Order. (Expert Discovery due by 1/19/2019, Dispositive Motion Cut-off RESET for 2/19/2019, Final Pretrial Conference RESET for 6/24/2019 at 1:30 PM before District Judge Matthew F. Leitman, Jury Trial RESET for 7/9/2019 at 9:00 AM before District Judge Matthew F. Leitman.) Signed by District Judge Matthew F. Leitman. (HMon)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION
ANGELA J. FIELDS,
Plaintiff,

Case No. 17-cv-11812
Hon. Matthew F. Leitman

v.
PIERRE OCTAVIUS ASHFORD, et al.,
Defendants.
__________________________________________________________________/
ORDER (1) DENYING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO EXCLUDE EXPERT
WITNESSES (ECF #57) AND (2) AMENDING DATES IN CASE
MANAGEMENT AND SCHEDULING ORDER (ECF #25)
On June 6, 2018, Defendants Pierre Octavius Ashford, Corr Transport, Inc.,
and Dakota Lines, Inc. filed a motion to exclude Plaintiff Angela Fields from calling
certain of her treating physicians as expert witnesses at trial. (See ECF #57.) The
Court held a hearing on Defendants’ motion on August 8, 2018. For the reasons
stated on the record at the hearing, the motion is DENIED. In addition, for the
reasons stated on the record:
1. By not later than September 10, 2018, for each treating physician that Fields
intends to call as an expert at trial, she shall provide Defendants the
disclosures required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(2)(C);
2. By not later than October 10, 2018, for each opinion witness Defendants may
call to rebut any of the witnesses disclosed by Fields in response to sub-

paragraph one above, Defendants shall provide Fields the disclosures required
by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(2); and
3. By not later than January 19, 2019, the parties shall complete the depositions
of any expert witnesses disclosed under sub-paragraphs one and two above.
The remainder of the dates set forth in the Court’s October 13, 2017, Case
Management Requirements and Scheduling Order (ECF #25) are modified as
follows:
Expert Discovery Cutoff

January 19, 2019

Dispositive Motions and Challenges to
Experts

February 19, 2019

Rule 26(a)(3) Pretrial Disclosures

April 19, 2019

Motions in Limine

May 17, 2019
Response briefs due 10 days after filing, but no
later than May 28, 2019. Reply briefs due 5
days after, but not later than June 3, 2019
June 10, 2019

Final Pretrial Order

Monday, June 24, 2019 at 1:30 p.m.

Final Pretrial Conference

Tuesday, July 9, 2019 at 9:00 a.m.

Trial Date

IT IS SO ORDERED.

s/Matthew F. Leitman
MATTHEW F. LEITMAN
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Dated: August 8, 2018

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I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was served upon the
parties and/or counsel of record on August 8, 2018, by electronic means and/or
ordinary mail.
s/ Holly A. Monda
Case Manager
[phone]

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