Schutt v. Lincare, Inc. et al

Filing 43

ORDER - IT IS ORDERED that the parties' motion, (Filing No. 42 ), is granted. 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, Nebras ka, at 9:00 a.m. on August 14, 2017, 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 th is one. Jury selection will be held at the commencement of trial. The Pretrial Conference is scheduled to be held before the undersigned magistrate judge on July 28, 2017 at 9:00 a.m., and will be conducted by internet/telephonic conferencing. Further requests to extend the progression schedule will be denied absent a substantial showing of good cause. Ordered by Magistrate Judge Cheryl R. Zwart. (TCL)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA
TIMOTHY L SCHUTT,
Plaintiff,

4:14CV3229

vs.
ORDER
LINCARE, INC., AND LINCARE
HOLDINGS, INC., A Delaware Corporation;
Defendants.
The above-captioned case is over two years old. The case progression order has been
amended three times before, and the parties now jointly move for another 120-day extension.
Upon review of the docket, and the parties’ submissions in support of another continuance,
IT IS ORDERED that the parties’ motion, (Filing No. 42), is granted in part 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 August 14, 2017, 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 July 28, 2017 at 9:00 a.m., and will be conducted by internet/telephonic
conferencing. Counsel shall use the conferencing instructions assigned to this case
to participate in the conference 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 July 27, 2017.

3)

The deadline for completing written discovery under Rules 33 through 36 of the
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure is March 3, 2017. Motions to compel Rule 33
through 36 discovery must be filed by March 17, 2017
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.

4)

The deposition deadline is April 14, 2017.

5)

The deadline for filing motions to dismiss and motions for summary judgment is
April 28, 20171

6)

The deadline for filing motions to exclude testimony on Daubert and related
grounds is April 28, 2017.

7)

Further requests to extend the progression schedule will be denied absent a
substantial showing of good cause.

January 3, 2017.
BY THE COURT:
s/ Cheryl R. Zwart
United States Magistrate Judge

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To facilitate the court’s review, the parties are strongly encouraged to include hyperlinks to the
evidence, CM/ECF record, and all legal authorities cited within their briefs filed in support of, or
in opposition to, any motions filed. See NECivR 7.1. For instructions, see “Hyperlinking
Information” at http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/attorney/electronic-case-filing.

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