Thorton v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Co.

Filing 40

ORDER granting 39 Motion to Continue. Jury Trial set for 5/14/2012 at 09:00 AM in North Platte Courtroom, Federal Bldg, US Post Office & Courthouse, 300 E 3rd St, North Platte, NE before Magistrate Judge Cheryl R. Zwart.Pretrial Conference set for 5/3/2012 at 11:30 AM before Magistrate Judge Cheryl R. Zwart.Status Conference set for 3/1/2012 at 10:00 AM by telephone before Magistrate Judge Cheryl R. Zwart. Ordered by Magistrate Judge Cheryl R. Zwart. (CRZ)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA
JAMES THORNTON,
Plaintiff,
v.
WAL-MART STORES, INC.,
Defendant.

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4:11CV3243

FINAL PROGRESSION ORDER

Pursuant to the request of the parties during the status conference held on October 10,
2011, the progression order (filing 39) is amended as follows:
a.

A jury trial is set to commence before the undersigned magistrate judge on May
14, 2012 in the North Platte Courtroom, Federal Building, 300 East 3 rd Street,
North Platte, NE. No more than three days are allocated to the trial of this case
and counsel shall plan accordingly.

b.

The Pretrial Conference will be held before the undersigned magistrate judge on
May 3, 2012 at 11:30 a.m. by WebEx conferencing. To facilitate this
conferencing method, the parties' proposed Pretrial Conference Order and
Exhibit List(s) must be emailed to [e-mail], in either Word
Perfect or Word format, by 5:00 p.m. on May 2, 2012. An email will be sent to
counsel of record with the instructions and codes for participating in the pretrial
conference by WebEx.

c.

A telephonic conference with the court will be held on March 1, 2012 at 10:00
a.m. to discuss the status of case progression and potential settlement. Counsel
for plaintiff shall place the call.

d.

The discovery and deposition deadline is December 16, 2011. Motions to
compel discovery must be filed at least 15 days prior to the discovery and
deposition deadline.

e.

The deadline for filing motions to dismiss, motions for summary judgment or
motions to exclude expert testimony on Daubert and related grounds is January
17, 2012.
October 18, 2011.

BY THE COURT:
s/ Cheryl R. Zwart
United States Magistrate Judge