Parraz et al v. The Board of Regents of the University of New Mexico et al

Filing 27

INITIAL SCHEDULING ORDER by Magistrate Judge Jerry H. Ritter. Joint Status Report is due by Wednesday, February 15, 2023. A telephonic Rule 16 Scheduling Conference is set for Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at 9:00 a.m.. Counsel must call Judge Ritter's Conference Line at [phone] (access code: 9998216) to connect to the proceedings. (ama)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO

NOAH PARRAZ, as Personal Representative of
the Wrongful Death Estate of GILBERT PARRAZ, and
SYLVIA PARRAZ, individually,
Plaintiffs,
v.

No. 1:22-cv-472 JFR/JHR

THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO, as
trustees of the University of New Mexico Hospital,
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
DANIEL J. DICKMAN, M.D., and
RONALD A. PITT, M.D.,
Defendants.
INITIAL SCHEDULING ORDER
This case is assigned to me for scheduling, case management, discovery and other nondispositive motions. The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, as amended, as well as the Local Rules
of the Court will apply to this lawsuit.
The parties, appearing through counsel or pro se, will “meet and confer” no later than
Wednesday February 1, 2023, to formulate a provisional discovery plan. FED. R. CIV. P. 26(f).
The time allowed for discovery is generally 120 to 150 days. The parties will cooperate in
preparing a Joint Status Report and Provisional Discovery Plan (“JSR”) which follows the sample

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JSR available at the Court’s web site.1 The blanks for suggested/proposed dates are to be filled in
by the parties. Actual dates will be promulgated by order of the court shortly after entry of the
JSR. Plaintiff, or Defendant in removed cases, is responsible for filing the JSR by Wednesday,
February 15, 2023.
Good cause must be shown and the Court’s express and written approval obtained for any
modification of the dates in the scheduling order that issue from the JSR.
Initial disclosures under FED. R. CIV. P. 26(a)(1) shall be made within fourteen (14) days
of the meet-and-confer session.
A Rule 16 scheduling conference will be conducted by telephone on Wednesday, March
1, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. Counsel shall call the following telephone number to be connected to the
conference: [phone] (access code: 9998216).
At the Rule 16 scheduling conference, counsel will be prepared to discuss discovery needs
and scheduling, all claims and defenses, the use of scientific evidence and whether a Daubert2
hearing is needed, initial disclosures, and the time of expert disclosures and reports under FED. R.
CIV. P. 26(a)(2). We will also discuss settlement prospects and alternative dispute resolution
possibilities and consideration of consent pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c). Client attendance is not
required. If service on all parties is not complete, plaintiff(s) appearing through counsel or pro se,
is (are) responsible for notifying all parties of the content of this order.

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Pursuant to Administrative Order No. 06-173, the JSR replaces and supersedes the Provisional Discovery Plan and
the Initial Pretrial Report, effective January 2, 2007. Please visit the Court’s web site, www.nmcourt.fed.us to
download the standardized Joint Status Report and Provisional Discovery Plan form.
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Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, 509 U. S. 579 (1993).
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Pre-trial practice in this cause shall be in accordance with the foregoing.

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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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