United States of America v. Stabl, Inc.. et al

Filing 67

ORDER IT IS ORDERED that the Joint Motion to Extend Expert Deadlines (Filing No. 66 in Case No. 8:16cv233; Filing No. 78 in Case No. 8:16cv351) is granted. Member Cases: 8:16-cv-00233-LSC-MDN, 8:16-cv-00351-LSC-MDNOrdered by Magistrate Judge Michael D. Nelson. (LAC)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,

8:16CV233

vs.
ORDER
STABL INC., LANT, INC., LEON
JOHNSON, and ANN JOHNSON,
Defendants.

STATE OF NEBRASKA,
8:16CV351
Plaintiff,
ORDER

vs.
STABL, INC., LANT, INC., LEON
JOHNSON, and ANN JOHNSON,
Defendants.

This matter comes before the Court on the parties’ Joint Motion to Extend Expert
Deadlines (Filing No. 66 in Case No. 8:16cv233; Filing No. 78 in Case No. 8:16cv351). Having
reviewed the joint motion and for good cause shown,
IT IS ORDERED that the Joint Motion to Extend Expert Deadlines (Filing No. 66 in
Case No. 8:16cv233; Filing No. 78 in Case No. 8:16cv351) is granted. The provisions of the
Court’s earlier, final progression orders remain in effect, and in addition to those provisions, the
following shall apply:
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Disclosure of Expert Witnesses.1 Each plaintiff, counter-claimant, and cross-

claimant shall identify expert witnesses by December 11, 2017, and shall serve expert reports by
February 13, 2018. Each defendant, counter-defendant, and cross-defendant shall identify
expert witnesses by December 11, 2017, and shall serve expert reports by March 15, 2018. If
necessary to refute the disclosed opinions of an expert witness of an opponent, a plaintiff,
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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 the case" so as to
require a written report under Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2)(B).

counter-claimant, or cross-claimant may disclose additional expert witnesses not later than
January 26, 2018, and shall serve additional expert reports by April 5, 2018, provided that the
disclosing party then provides all of the information described in Fed. R. Civ. P. 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 Supplementation of these disclosures, if originally made prior to these deadlines,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.
Dated this 6th day of October, 2017.

BY THE COURT:

s/ Michael D. Nelson
United States Magistrate Judge

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