United States of America v. $8,189.00 in United States Currency

Filing 24

AMENDED ORDER FOR PROGRESSION OF CIVIL FORFEITURE CASE granting 23 Motion to Extend Progression Order Deadlines. Ordered by Magistrate Judge F.A. Gossett. (JSF)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,
vs.
$8,189.00 IN UNITED STATES
CURRENCY,
Defendant,
JOHN SALINAS,
Claimant.

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Case No. 4:13cv3038

AMENDED ORDER FOR
PROGRESSION OF
CIVIL FORFEITURE CASE

This matter is before the Court on the Consent Motion to Extend Progression Order
Deadlines (filing 23). The motion is granted.
Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED that the parties ("parties" includes claimants) shall abide by the
following:
1. Mandatory Disclosures . Although this is an action in rem, the parties shall
serve the disclosures described in Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(1)(I) and (ii) by April 4, 2014. The
parties shall serve the disclosures described in Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2) by May 5, 2014.
The parties shall serve the disclosures described in Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(3) by June 5,
2014.
2. The filing of disclosures under Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(1), and (2), as well as
the filing of discovery documents, depositions, and disclosures required by this order shall
be governed by NECivR 26.1. The disclosures required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(3) shall
be filed when served. Note: Disclosures that are filed should be redacted so no
personal information (e.g., home addresses, phone numbers, Social Security
numbers, etc.) is made part of the public record.
3. Withholding Documents from Disclosure or Discovery. If any document
is withheld from production or disclosure on the grounds of privilege or work product, the
producing party shall disclose the following information about each such document
withheld: a description of the document withheld with as much specificity as is practicable
without disclosing its contents, including (a) the general nature of the document; (b) the
identity and position of its author; (c) the date it was written; (d) the identity and position of

its addressee; (e) the identities and positions of all persons who were given or have
received copies of it and the dates copies were received by them; (f) the document's
present location and the identity and position of its custodian; and (g) the specific reason
or reasons why it has been withheld from production or disclosure.
4. Limits on Discovery. Each party is limited to serving twenty-five (25)
interrogatories on any other party. The plaintiffs as a group, and the defendants as a
group, are each limited to taking ten (10) depositions in this case, without leave of court.
5. Motions for Summary Judgment. All motions to dismiss or for summary
judgment shall be filed not later than May 5, 2014. See NECivR 56.1 and 7.1.
6. Adding Parties; Amending Pleadings. Any motion to amend pleadings
and/or add parties shall be filed not later than April 4, 2014.
7. In lieu of a final pretrial conference, counsel and any pro se parties shall
prepare a proposed final pretrial conference order in accordance with NECivR 16.2 and
submit it to the undersigned magistrate judge by July 1, 2014. In the event the court
requires additional information or a conference with counsel and any pro se parties, the
court will arrange a telephone conference after receipt of the proposed final pretrial
conference order.
8. Trial is tentatively set for the month of October, 2014, and is tentatively
scheduled for one (1) trial day.
9. Motions to alter dates. All requests for changes of deadlines established by
this order shall be directed to the magistrate judge by appropriate motion.
DATED February 5, 2014.
BY THE COURT:

S/ F.A. Gossett
United States Magistrate Judge

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