Sabatka v. NRG Energy, Inc.

Filing 22

AMENDED PROGRESSION ORDER granting #21 Defendant's Motion to Extend. - Depositions due 2/17/2017.- 4-day Jury Trial continued to 7/31/2017 at 9:00 AM before Judge John M. Gerrard. - Pretrial Conference continued to 7/18/2017 at 9:00 AM by WebEx Conference before Magistrate Judge Cheryl R. Zwart. Instructions and codes for participating in the pretrial conference by WebEx may be found at filing no. 12 .- Telephone Conference continued to 3/7/2017 at 2:00 PM with Magistrate Judge Cheryl R. Zwart to discuss the status of case progression and potential settlement. Counsel for plaintiff shall place the call. Ordered by Magistrate Judge Cheryl R. Zwart. (JAB)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA
GERARD A. SABATKA,
Plaintiff,

8:15CV310

vs.
AMENDED PROGRESSION ORDER
NRG ENERGY, INC., a foreign
corporation;
Defendant.

Defendant filed an unopposed motion to extend certain case progression deadlines.
(Filing No. 21).
IT IS ORDERED that the amended progression order is 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 July 31, 2017, or as soon thereafter as the case
may be called, for a duration of four (4) 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 18, 2017 at 11:00 a.m., and will be conducted by
WebEx conferencing. Instructions and codes for participating in the
pretrial conference by WebEx may be found at Filing No. 12. 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 14, 2017.

3)

A telephonic conference with the undersigned magistrate judge will be held
on March 7, 2017 at 2:00 p.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 January 13, 2017. Motions to
compel Rule 33 through 36 discovery must be filed by January 23, 2017
Note: The Parties are reminded, 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 Defendant to disclose expert and reports (both retained
experts, (Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2)(B)), and non-retained experts, (Fed. R.
Civ. P. 26(a)(2)(C)), is: December 9, 2016.

6)

The deposition deadline is February 17, 2017.

7)

The deadline for filing motions to dismiss and motions for summary
judgment is April 17, 2017.

8)

The deadline for filing motions to exclude testimony on Daubert and
related grounds is March 17, 2017.

9)

Motions in limine shall be filed five business days prior to trial.

10)

Further extensions will not be granted absent a showing of good cause.

August 2, 2016.
BY THE COURT:
s/ Cheryl R. Zwart
United States Magistrate Judge

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