Krieg v. All Clean Restoration Services, Inc.

Filing 22

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER - IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff's motion to amend the case management order is GRANTED, and Defendant's Motion to Strike Plaintiff's Expert Disclosure and Exclude the Trial Testimony of Expert Michael A. Burns is DENIED. ADR Future Reference 2/1/2013., Discovery Completion due by 3/30/2013., Jury Trial set for 7/29/2013 09:00 AM before District Judge John A. Ross. Signed by District Judge John A. Ross on 11/30/12. (LAH)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
EASTERN DIVISION
LARA KRIEG,
Plaintiff,
vs.
ALL CLEAN RESTORATION SERVICES,
INC.,
Defendant.

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Case No. 4:11cv2203

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
This matter is before the Court on Defendant’s Motion to Strike Plaintiff’s Expert Disclosure
and Exclude the Trial Testimony of Expert Michael A. Burns (ECF No. 16). The Court construes
Plaintiff’s Memorandum of Law and Response to Defendant’s Motion to Strike Plaintiff’s Expert
Disclosure and Exclude the Trial Testimony of Expert Michael A. Burns (ECF No. 20) as a motion
to amend the case management order.
Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff’s motion to amend the case management order
is GRANTED, and Defendant’s Motion to Strike Plaintiff’s Expert Disclosure and Exclude the
Trial Testimony of Expert Michael A. Burns is DENIED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the following schedule shall apply in this case, and will
be modified only upon a showing of exceptional circumstances:
I.

SCHEDULING PLAN

1.

This case has been assigned to Track 2 (Standard).

2.

Disclosure shall proceed in the following manner:

(a)

Plaintiff shall disclose all expert witnesses and shall provide the reports

required by Rule 26(a)(2), Fed.R.Civ.P., no later than December 10, 2012, and shall make expert
witnesses available for depositions, and have depositions completed, no later than January 10,
2013.
(b)

Defendant shall disclose all expert witnesses and shall provide the reports

required by Rule 26(a)(2), Fed.R.Civ.P., no later than February 11, 2013, and shall make expert
witnesses available for depositions, and have depositions completed, no later than March 11, 2013.
(c)

The presumptive limits of ten (10) depositions per side as set forth in Rule

30(a)(2)(A), Fed.R.Civ.P., and twenty-five (25) interrogatories per party as set forth in Rule 33(a),
Fed.R.Civ.P., shall apply.
(d)

Requests for physical or mental examinations of parties pursuant to Rule 35,

Fed.R.Civ.P., are not anticipated.
(f)

The parties shall complete all discovery in this case no later than March 30,

(g)

Motions to compel shall be pursued in a diligent and timely manner.

2013.

3.

This case shall be referred to alternative dispute resolution on February 1, 2013, and

that reference shall terminate on March 15, 2013.
4.

Any motions to dismiss, motions for summary judgment, motions for judgment on

the pleadings, or, if applicable, any motion to exclude testimony pursuant to Daubert v. Merrell Dow
Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 509 U.S. 579 (1993) or Kuhmo Tire Co. Ltd. v. Carmichael, 526 U.S. 137
(1999), must be filed no later than April 15, 2013. Any response shall be filed no later than May
15, 2013. Any reply shall be filed no later than May 25, 2013.

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II.

ORDER RELATING TO TRIAL

This action is set for a JURY trial on July 29, 2013, at 9:00 a.m. This is a 2 week docket,
and the parties are expected to be ready and available for trial on the first day of the docket and
thereafter on twenty-four hours notice.
In this case, unless otherwise ordered by the Court, the attorneys shall, not less than
twenty (20) days prior to the date set for trial:
1.

Stipulation: Meet and jointly prepare and file with the Clerk a JOINT Stipulation

of all uncontested facts, which may be read into evidence subject to any objections of any party set
forth in said stipulation (including a brief summary of the case which may be used on Voir Dire).
2.

Witnesses:
(a)

Deliver to opposing counsel, and to the Clerk, a list of all proposed witnesses,

identifying those witnesses who will be called to testify and those who may be called.
(b)

Except for good cause shown, no party will be permitted to call any witnesses

not listed in compliance with this Order.
3.

Exhibits:
(a)

Mark for identification all exhibits to be offered in evidence at the trial

(Plaintiffs to use Arabic numerals and defendants to use letters, e.g., Pltf-1, Deft.-A, or Pltf Jones-1,
Deft Smith-A, if there is more than one plaintiff or defendant), and deliver to opposing counsel and
to the Clerk a list of such exhibits, identifying those that will be introduced into evidence and those
that may be introduced. The list shall clearly indicate for each business record whether the
proponent seeks to authenticate the business record by affidavit or declaration pursuant to
Fed.R.Evid. 902(11) or 902(12).

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(b)

Submit said exhibits or true copies thereof, and copies of all affidavits or

declarations pursuant to Fed.R.Evid. 902(11)or 902(12), to opposing counsel for examination. Prior
to trial, the parties shall stipulate which exhibits may be introduced without objection or preliminary
identification, and shall file written objections to all other exhibits.
(c)

Except for good cause shown, no party will be permitted to offer any exhibits

not identified or not submitted by said party for examination by opposing counsel in compliance
with this Order. Any objections not made in writing by the time of the final pretrial conference may
be considered waived.
4.

Depositions, Interrogatory Answers, and Request for Admissions:
(a)

Deliver to opposing counsel and to the Clerk a list of all interrogatory answers

or parts thereof and depositions or parts thereof (identified by page and line numbers), and answers
to requests for admissions proposed to be offered in evidence. Before the time of the final pretrial
conference, opposing counsel shall state in writing any objections to such testimony and shall
identify any additional portions of such depositions not listed by the offering party which opposing
counsel proposes to offer.
(b)

Except for good cause shown, no party will be permitted to offer any

interrogatory answer, or deposition or part thereof, or answer to a request for admissions not listed
in compliance with this Order. Any objections not made as above required may be considered
waived.
5.

Motions in Limine: Parties shall file all motions in limine to exclude evidence at

least ten (10) days before trial.
6.

Final Pretrial Conference: A final pretrial conference is set for July 25, 2013 at

1:30pm in the courtroom of the undersigned. Before the final pretrial conference, each party shall

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submit to the Court and to opposing counsel their written request for instructions and forms of
verdicts reserving the right to submit requests for additional or modified instructions in light of the
opposing party’s requests for instructions. (Each request must be supported by at least one pertinent
citation.)
Dated this 30th day of November, 2012.

JOHN A. ROSS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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