Kruse v. Patterson-UTI Drilling Company, LLC

Filing 57

ORDER adopting 55 Stipulated to Amend Scheduling Order. Amended Pleadings due by 9/4/2020. Amended Pleadings to Add Punitive Damages due by 11/2/2020., Discovery due by 12/18/2020. Discovery Motions due by 12/18/2020. Discovery Depositions of Expert Witnesses due by 2/26/2021. Plaintiff(s) Expert Witness Disclosures and Reports due by 11/16/2020. Defendant(s) Expert Witness Disclosures and Reports due by 12/16/2020. Join Additional Parties due by 9/4/2020., Dispositive Motions due by 11/27/2020. Nondispositive Motions due by 9/15/2020. Threshold Motions due by 4/1/2021. By Magistrate Judge Clare R. Hochhalter. (BG) Modified on 3/11/2020 to correct threshold motions deadline. Regenerated NEF. (rh)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NORTH DAKOTA
Tyler Kruse,
Plaintiff,
vs.
Patterson-UTI Drilling Company, LLC,
Garrett Eaton, and Cruz Energy
Services, LLC,
Defendants.

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ORDER ADOPTING STIPULATED
AMENDED SCHEDULING/DISCOVERY
PLAN

Case No. 1:16-cv-259

On March 10, 2020, the parties filed a Stipulation Amended Scheduling/Discovery Plan.
The court ADOPTS the parties’ stipulation (Doc. No 55) and amends the pretrial deadlines as
follows:
1.

The parties shall have until December 18, 2020, to complete fact discovery and to
file discovery motions

2.

The parties shall provide the name(s) of expert witnesses and complete reports under
Rule 26(a)(2) as follows:
a.

Plaintiff shall submit expert name(s) and complete reports to Defendants by
November 16, 2020; and

b.

Defendants shall submit expert name(s) and reports to Plaintiff by December
16, 2020.

3.

The parties shall have until February 26, 2021 to complete discovery depositions of
expert witnesses.

4.

The parties shall have until September 4, 2020 to move to join additional parties.

5.

The parties shall have until September 4, 2020 to move to amend pleadings to add
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claims or defenses, except for claims for punitive damages for which the deadline
will be November 2, 2020.
6.

The parties shall have until September 15, 2020 to file other nondispositive motions
(e.g., consolidation, bifurcation).

7.

The parties shall have until April 1, 2021 to file threshold motions (e.g. jurisdiction,
qualified immunity, statute of limitations). Discovery shall not be stayed during the
pendency of such motions.

10.

The parties shall have until November 27, 2020 to file other dispositive motions
(summary judgment as to all or part of the case).

IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated this 11th day of March, 2020.
/s/ Clare R. Hochhalter
Clare R. Hochhalter, Magistrate Judge
United States District Court

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