Lincoln Benefit Life v. Wilson

Filing 61

ORDER granting 60 Email Motion to extend discovery, pretrial and trial dates by 60 days. Jury Trial set for 2/9/2015 at 09:00 AM in Courtroom 1, Robert V. Denney Federal Building, 100 Centennial Mall North, Lincoln, NE before Senior Jud ge Richard G. Kopf. Pretrial Conference set for 1/27/2015 at 11:00 AM by WebEx before Magistrate Judge Cheryl R. Zwart. An email will be sent to counsel of record with the instructions and codes for participating in the pretrial conference by WebEx. Telephone Conference set for 11/12/2014 at 10:00 AM before Magistrate Judge Cheryl R. Zwart. Counsel for plaintiff shall place the call. Ordered by Magistrate Judge Cheryl R. Zwart. (DMS)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA
LINCOLN BENEFIT LIFE,
Plaintiff,
vs.

4:13CV3210
AMENDED
PROGRESSION ORDER

JAMES W. WILSON,
Defendant.

A Joint E-mail Motion (Filing #60) requests a 60 day extension on discovery,
pretrial and trial dates. The motion is granted.
IT IS ORDERED that the amended progression order is as follows:
1)

The jury trial of this case is set to commence before Richard G. Kopf,
Senior United States District Judge, in Courtroom 1, United States
Courthouse, Lincoln, Nebraska, at 9:00 a.m. on February 9, 2015, or as
soon thereafter as the case may be called, for a duration of seven (7) trial
days. This case is subject to the prior trial of criminal cases and such other
civil cases as may be scheduled for trial before this one. Jury selection will
be held at the commencement of trial.

2)

The Pretrial Conference is scheduled to be held before the undersigned
magistrate judge on January 27, 2015 at 11:00 a.m., and will be conducted
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 January 26, 2015. An email will be sent to counsel
of record with the instructions and codes for participating in the pretrial
conference by WebEx.

3)

A telephonic conference with the undersigned magistrate judge will be held
on November 12, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. to discuss the status of case
progression and potential settlement. Counsel for plaintiff shall place the
call.

4)

The deadline for completing written discovery under Rules 33 through 36
of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure is November 10, 2014. Motions to
compel Rule 33 through 36 discovery must be filed by October 27, 2014.

5)

The deadline for identifying expert witnesses expected to testify at the trial
is November 17, 2014.

6)

The deadline for complete expert disclosures, (both retained experts, (Fed.
R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2)(B)), and non-retained experts, (Fed. R. Civ. P.
26(a)(2)(C)), is November 28, 2014.

7)

The deposition deadline is November 10, 2014.

8)

The deadline for filing motions to dismiss and motions for summary
judgment is December 17, 2014. The parties are advised, however, that the
trial and pretrial conference be continued on the court’s own motion if
dispositive motions are filed after November 10, 2014.

9)

The deadline for filing motions to exclude testimony on Daubert and
related grounds is January 19, 2015.

10)

Motions in limine shall be filed five business days prior to trial. It is not
the normal practice to hold hearings on motions in limine or to rule on them
in advance. Counsel should plan accordingly.

11)

The parties shall comply with all other stipulations and agreements recited
in their Rule 26(f) planning report that are not inconsistent with this order.

Dated the 11th day of August, 2014.
BY THE COURT:
s/ Cheryl R. Zwart
United States Magistrate Judge

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