Bennett et al v. Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. et al

Filing 47

ORDER granting 45 Second Motion to Modify Scheduling Order - Discovery due by 7/1/2012. Motions due by 8/1/2012. Signed by Chief Judge James C. Dever III on 10/25/11. (Tripp, S.)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA

WESTERN DIVISION

No.5:10-CV-446-D

JAMES F. BENNETT and VERONICA L.
BENNETT, Personal Representatives of the
Estate of DANIEL BENNETT,
Plaintiffs,
vs.
HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC. and
ROCHE LABORATORIES INC.,
Defendants.

ORDER ON SECOND JOINT MOTION TO
MODIFY SCHEDULING ORDER
THIS MATTER COMING BEFORE the undersigned United States District Judge upon
Plaintiffs James F. Bennett and Veronica L. Bennett, Personal Representatives of the Estate of
Daniel Bennett, and Defendants Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. and Roche Laboratories Inc.'s
(collectively hereinafter the "Parties"), Second Joint Motion to Modify Scheduling Order [D.E.
#~ brought pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b)(4); and this Court having reviewed the Second
Joint Motion and supporting Memorandum finds good cause to GRANT the Joint Motion;

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that the Joint Motion is

ALLOWED and the Order entered on September 9, 2011 [D.E. #42] is hereby amended as
follows:
1. The deadline to complete Phase I discovery is extended from October 15, 2011 to
December 15,2011;
2. The remaining deadlines are adjusted to accommodate the 60 day extension, such that

• Phase II discovery shall commence on December 16, 20 II;
• Phase II discovery served prior to December 16, 2011 shall be deemed served
on December 16, 20 I I ;
• Reports from retained experts shall be due no later than April 15, 2012;
• Reports from rebuttal experts shall be due no later than May 15,2012;
• Discovery motions shall be filed no later than June 1, 2012;
• Mediation shall be completed no later than June 15,2012;
• All discovery shall be completed no later than July 1, 2012;
• All potentially dispositive motions shall be filed no later than August 1, 2012;
and
• Deadline for filing motions in limine, designating deposition testimony for use
at trial, and final lists of witnesses and exhibits shall be October 16, 2012.
All other provisions in the September 9, 2011 Order shall be unaffected and remain as
originally ordered by this Court.

SO ORDERED. This the 1£ day

ofOcfoh.er ,2011.

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V\

Jam s C. Dever III
Chie United States District Judge

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