Lincoln Benefit Life v. Wilson

Filing 63

SECOND AMENDED PROGRESSION ORDER - The parties' joint motion, (Filing No. 62 ), is granted, and the progression order is amended as follows: - - Depositions due 1/12/2015.- - 7-day Jury Trial set for 4/20/2015 at 09:00 AM before Senior Judge Richard G. Kopf. - - Pretrial Conference set for 4/7/2015 at 10:00 AM by WebEx Conference 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.- - The telephonic conference before the undersigned magistrate judge, previously scheduled for November 12, 2014, is continued and will be held on January 20, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. Counsel for the plaintiff shall place or arrange the call.Ordered by Magistrate Judge Cheryl R. Zwart. (JAB)

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

4:13CV3210
SECOND AMENDED
PROGRESSION ORDER

JAMES W. WILSON,
Defendant.
IT IS ORDERED that the parties’ joint motion, (Filing No. 62), is granted, and the
progression order is amended 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 April 20, 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 April 7, 2015 at 10:00 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 April 6, 2015. An email will be sent to counsel of record with the
instructions and codes for participating in the pretrial conference by
WebEx.

3)

The telephonic conference before the undersigned magistrate judge,
previously scheduled for November 12, 2014, is continued and will be held
on January 20, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. Counsel for the plaintiff shall place or
arrange the call.

4)

The deadline for completing written discovery under Rules 33 through 36
of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure is January 12, 2015. Motions to
compel Rule 33 through 36 discovery must be filed by February 2, 2015.
Note: Motions to compel shall not be filed without first contacting the
chambers of the undersigned magistrate judge to set a conference for
discussing the parties’ dispute.

5)

The deadline for identifying expert witnesses expected to testify at the trial
is January 19, 2015.

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 January 30, 2015.

7)

The deposition deadline is January 12, 2015.

8)

The deadline for filing motions to dismiss and motions for summary
judgment is February 17, 2015. 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 January 7, 2015.

9)

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

Dated the 31st day of October, 2014.
BY THE COURT:
s/ Cheryl R. Zwart
United States Magistrate Judge

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