Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Society and/or Omaha Woodmen Life Insurance Society v. Arch Insurance Company

Filing 27

ORDER granting 26 Motion to Extend Deadlines. Jury Trial set for 2/17/2015 at 09:00 AM Courtroom 1 (Special Proceedings), Roman L. Hruska Federal Courthouse, 111 South 18th Plz, Omaha, NE before Senior Judge Richard G. Kopf. Pretri al Conference set for 2/3/2015 at 10:30 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 11/18/2014 at 09:30 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
WOODMEN OF THE WORLD LIFE
INSURANCE SOCIETY AND/OR OMAHA
WOODMEN LIFE INSURANCE SOCIETY,
Plaintiff,

8:13CV307
AMENDED
FINAL PROGRESSION ORDER

vs.
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY,
Defendant.
The Unopposed Motion to Extend Deadlines (filing 26) 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 the Special Proceedings Courtroom, Roman L.
Hruska Federal Courthouse, 111 South 18th Plaza, Omaha, Nebraska, at 9:00 a.m.
on February 17, 2015, or as soon thereafter as the case may be called, for a
duration of three (3) 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 February 3, 2015 at 10:30 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
February 2, 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 18, 2014 at 9:30 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 September 2, 2014. Motions to compel Rule
33 through 36 discovery must be filed by August 18, 2014.

5)

The deadline for identifying expert witnesses expected to testify at the trial and
deadlines 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 July 30,
2014.

6)

The deposition deadline is September 2, 2014.

7)

The deadline for filing motions to dismiss and motions for summary judgment is
September 16, 2014.

8)

The deadline for filing motions to exclude testimony on Daubert and related
grounds is October 1, 2014.

9)

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.

10)

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.

May 1, 2014.

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

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