Dodds, et al v. Continental General Insurance Company, et al

Filing 39

ORDER granting in part and denying in part 38 Motion to amend progression order. Depositions due October 9, 2015.1) 8-day Jury Trial set for 4/11/2016 at 09:00 AM Courtroom 1 (Special Proceedings), Roman L. Hruska Federal Cou rthouse, 111 South 18th Plz, Omaha, NE before Judge John M. Gerrard.2) Pretrial Conference set for 3/29/2016 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.Ordered by Magistrate Judge Cheryl R. Zwart. (JAB)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA
RANDY DODDS, BUSINESS
ANALYSIS, LTD.,
8:13CV383
Plaintiffs,
vs.

ORDER

CONTINENTAL GENERAL
INSURANCE COMPANY, GREAT
AMERICAN FINANCIAL RESOURCES,
Incorporated; GREAT AMERICAN
INSURANCE COMPANY, AMERICAN
FINANCIAL GROUP, GREAT
AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY,
Defendants.
The parties’ motion, (filing no. 38), is granted in part and denied in part, and the
final progression order is amended as follows:
1)

The jury trial of this case is set to commence before John M. Gerrard,
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 April 11, 2016, or as soon thereafter as the case may be called,
for a duration of eight (8) 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 March 29, 2016 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 March 28, 2016. An email will be sent to counsel
of record with the instructions and codes for participating in the pretrial
conference by WebEx.

3)

The deadlines for identifying expert witnesses expected to testify at the
trial, (both retained experts, (Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2)(B)), and non-retained
experts, (Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2)(C)), are:

For the plaintiff(s):
For the defendant(s):
4)

June 15, 2015.
August 7, 2015.

The deadlines for complete expert disclosures for all experts expected to
testify at trial, (both retained experts, (Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2)(B)), and
non-retained experts, (Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2)(C)), are:
For the plaintiff(s):

July 31, 2015.

For the defendant(s):

September 25, 2015.

5)

The deposition deadline is October 9, 2015.

6)

The deadline for filing motions to dismiss and motions for summary
judgment is November 9, 2015.1

7)

The deadline for filing motions to exclude testimony on Daubert and
related grounds is November 9, 2015.

8)

All other deadlines are unchanged.

March 26, 2015.
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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