ACI Worldwide Corp. v. MasterCard Technologies, LLC et al

Filing 125

AMENDED ORDER SETTING FINAL PROGRESSION OF CASE, granting the parties' Stipulation 124 . Non-expert depositions due 8/31/2015, expert depositions due 1/14/2016. Pretrial conference set for 4/14/2016 at 10:00 AM in Chambers before Magistrate Judge F.A. Gossett. Jury Trial set for 5/17/2016 at 08:30 AM in Courtroom 2, Roman L. Hruska Federal Courthouse, 111 South 18th Plaza, Omaha, NE before Chief Judge Laurie Smith Camp. Ordered by Magistrate Judge F.A. Gossett. (ARL, )

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA ACI WORLDWIDE CORP., Plaintiff, v. MASTERCARD TECHNOLOGIES, LLC and MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED, Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) CASE NO. 8:14-CV-00031-LSC-FG3 AMENDED ORDER SETTING FINAL PROGRESSION OF CASE The Court has reviewed the Parties’ Stipulation Regarding Revised Order Setting Final Progression of Case (#124) and finds that the case progression deadlines for the above-captioned litigation should be revised. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the provisions of the court's earlier, initial progression order (Filing No. 39) remain in effect, and in addition to those provisions, the following shall apply: 1. Motions for Summary Judgment. Motions for summary judgment shall be filed not later than Tuesday, February 16, 2016. See NECivR 56.1 and 7.0.1. 2. Deposition Limitation. The parties stipulation in the Rule 26(f) Report (Filing No. 38) regarding Rule 30(b)(6) and expert depositions is unaffected by this order. (See Filing No. 38, p.33). Further, Plaintiff may take fifteen (15) fact witness depositions, and the Defendants collectively may take fifteen (15) fact witness depositions. 3. Discovery Deadlines: a. Non-Expert Deposition Deadline. All non-expert depositions, whether or not they are intended to be used at trial, shall be completed by Monday, August 31, 2015. b. Expert Deposition Deadline. All expert depositions, whether or not they are intended to be used at trial, shall be completed by Thursday, January 14, 2016. c. Written Discovery Deadline. All interrogatories, requests for admission and requests for production or inspection, whether or not they are intended to be used at trial, shall be completed by Thursday, June 11, 2015. Counsel may stipulate to extensions of time to respond to discovery requests in accordance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 29, but such extensions shall not extend any of the dates in this order; any request to extend the deadlines of this order shall be sought by motion. -1- d. Discovery Motions. Discovery motions shall be filed not later than Monday, July 13, 2015 as to matters which are then ripe for decision; discovery matters arising after that date may be the subject of motions until the deposition deadline. Counsel are reminded of the provisions of NECivR 7.0.1(i). 4. Disclosure of Expert Witnesses.1 Each plaintiff, counter-claimant, and cross-claimant shall, as soon as practicable but not later than Monday, September 14, 2015, serve all opposing parties with the statement required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2) regarding each expert witness it expects to call to testify at trial pursuant to the provisions of Rule 702, 703 or 705, Fed. Rules of Evidence. Each defendant, counter-defendant, and cross-defendant shall serve its statement of the expert witnesses it expects to call to testify pursuant to Rule 702, 703 or 705, Fed. Rules of Evidence, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2) as soon thereafter as practicable, but not later than Monday, November 2, 2015. If necessary to refute the disclosed opinions of an expert witness of an opponent, a plaintiff, counter-claimant, or cross-claimant may disclose additional expert witnesses not later than Monday, December 14, 2015, provided that the disclosing party then provides all of the information described in Fed. R. Civ. P. Rule 26(a)(2) and makes the expert witness available for deposition prior to the date set for completion of depositions. Supplementation of these disclosures, if originally made prior to these deadlines, shall be made on these deadlines as to any information for which supplementation is addressed in Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(e). The testimony of the expert at trial shall be limited to the information disclosed in accordance with this paragraph. 5. Pretrial Disclosures. Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(3), each party shall serve opposing counsel and file a redacted version as applicable with the following information regarding the evidence it may present at trial other than solely for impeachment purposes as soon as practicable but not later than the date specified: a. Nonexpert Witnesses – A pleading disclosing the name, address and telephone number2 of each witness, separately identifying those whom the party expects to present and those whom the party may call if the need arises shall be served and filed on or before Thursday, April 14, 2016. 1 A treating physician must be identified pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2)(A), but a treating physician is not deemed to be "retained or specially employed to provide expert testimony in a case" so as to require a written report under Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2)(B). 2 In accordance with the E-Government Act, counsel shall, on witness lists, exhibits, and other disclosures and/or documents filed with the court, redact Social Security numbers, home addresses, telephone numbers, and other personally identifying information of witnesses, but shall serve an unredacted version on opposing parties. See NECivR 5.0.3. -2- b. Deposition Testimony and Discovery - The designation of discovery testimony and discovery responses intended to be utilized at trial is not required for this case. Motions to require such designations may be filed not later than fifteen (15) days prior to the deposition deadline. c. Trial Exhibits - A list of all exhibits it expects to offer by providing a numbered listing and permitting examination of such exhibits, designating on the list those exhibits it may offer only if the need arises shall be served and filed on or before Thursday, April 14, 2016. d. Waiver of Objections. Any and all objections to the use of the witnesses, deposition testimony, discovery responses, or exhibits disclosed pursuant to the above subparagraphs, including any objection pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 32(a) that a deponent is available to testify at the trial, shall be made a part of the pretrial order. Failure to list objections (except those under Fed. R. Evid. 402 and 403) is a waiver of such objections, unless excused by the court for good cause shown. 6. Motions in Limine. a. Motions in limine challenging the admissibility of expert testimony at trial under Fed. R. Evid. 702, see Kumho Tire Co., Ltd. v. Carmichael, 526 U.S. 137 (1999), and Daubert v. Merrell-Dow Pharmaceuticals, 509 U.S. 579 (1993), shall be filed no later than Thursday, April 14, 2016 and accompanied by a request for a hearing if necessary. Failure to timely move for a hearing may constitute waiver of the request for a hearing. b. Any other motions in limine shall be filed no later than Monday, May 9, 2016. 7. The Final Pretrial Conference with the undersigned magistrate judge is set for Thursday, April 14, 2016 at 10:00 A.M. in chambers, 111 South 18th Plaza, Suite 2210, Roman L. Hruska United States Courthouse, Omaha, Nebraska. The final pretrial conference shall be attended by lead counsel for represented parties. Counsel shall complete prior to the pretrial conference, all items as directed in NECivR 16.2.3 By the time of the pretrial conference, full preparation for trial shall have been made so that trial may begin immediately thereafter. The pretrial conference will include a discussion of settlement, and counsel shall be prepared through investigation, discovery and communication with clients and insurers, if any, to discuss fully the subject of settlement, including realistic expectations about liability, obstacles to agreement, offers made, and offers which can be made at the conference. Counsel shall be prepared to make additional offers or proposals for settlement in behalf of their clients at the pretrial conference, and 3 All personal information should be redacted from the public version of the order and/or attachments filed with the Clerk. See NECivR 5.0.3. -3- counsel shall be prepared to make or opine on recommendations for further negotiations and conferences. 8. Mediation and Settlement: a. If the parties intend to mediate their dispute, notice of the mediation shall be given to the staff of the magistrate judge's office. The filing of a mediation reference order will terminate pending motions, without prejudice to refiling. If the mediation is not successful, the moving party may reinstate such a motion by filing a written notice to that effect, and the other parties may respond in accordance with the local rules, regarding the date of the notice as reinstating the response/reply time that remained as of the date the mediation reference order was filed. b. Not later than Tuesday, March 15, 2016, plaintiff or plaintiff's counsel shall serve on defendants or defendants’ counsel a written, updated settlement proposal. Defendants or defendants’ counsel shall respond in writing to such proposal not later than ten (10) days after receipt thereof. c. Notice of settlement shall be given to the trial judge's office as soon as practicable but in any event in time to avoid summoning a jury. If a case settles and notice of settlement is not given in sufficient time to avoid summoning a jury, assessment of jury costs may be and normally will be made against a party and/or counsel for one or more of the parties. For purposes of this paragraph, a jury is considered summoned for a trial at noon the business day prior to the designated date of trial. 9. A jury trial is set to commence, at the court's call, during the week of May 17, 2016, in Omaha, Nebraska, before the Honorable Laurie Smith Camp, Chief United States District Judge. Unless otherwise ordered, jury selection shall be at the commencement of trial. 10. Motions to Alter Dates. All requests for changes of deadlines or settings established herein shall be directed to the magistrate judge by appropriate motion, including all requests for changes of trial dates. Such motions shall not be considered in the absence of a showing by counsel of due diligence in the timely development of this case for trial and the recent development of circumstances, unanticipated prior to the filing of the motion, which require that additional time be allowed. DATED: March 4, 2015. BY THE COURT: s/ F.A. Gossett, III United States Magistrate Judge -4- Respectfully submitted this 3rd day of March 2015 by: /s/ Daniel Sakaguchi ____________ Nicholas B. Clifford Daniel Sakaguchi Mark A. Thomas Samir Mehta ARMSTRONG TEASDALE LLP 7700 Forsyth, Suite 1800 St. Louis, Missouri 63105 (314) 621-5070 nclifford@armstrongteasdale.com dsakaguchi@armstrongteasdale.com mathomas@armstrongteasdale.com smehta@armstrongteasdale.com /s/ John Matson________________ Gregory C. Scaglione, (#19368) John V. Matson, (#25278) KOLEY JESSEN P.C., L.L.O. 1125 South 103rd Street, Suite 800 Omaha, Nebraska 68124-1079 Telephone: (402) 390 9500 Facsimile: (402) 390 9005 (facsimile) greg.scaglione@koleyjessen.com john.matson@koleyjessen.com Attorneys for Plaintiff ACI Worldwide Corp. - and James M. Bausch, #10236 Trenten P. Bausch, #20655 Adam W. Barney - #24521 CLINE WILLIAMS WRIGHT JOHNSON & OLDFATHER, L.L.P. One Pacific Place 1125 South 103rd Street, Suite 600 Omaha, Nebraska 68124 Telephone: (402) 397-1700 Fax: (402) 397-1806 jbausch@clinewilliams.com tbausch@clinewilliams.com abarney@clinewilliams.com Attorneys for Defendants MasterCard Technologies, LLC & MasterCard International, Inc. -5-

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