Helgeson et al v. Master Pumps and Equipment Corp.

Filing 22

ORDER granting 20 MOTION to Continue. Discovery Depositions of Expert Witnesses due by 3/6/2020. Parties' Expert Witness Disclosures and Reports due by 1/3/2020. Parties' Rebuttal Expert Disclosures due by 2/3/2020. Final Pretrial C onference REset for 4/27/2020 at 9:00 AM by telephone before Magistrate Judge Clare R. Hochhalter. Jury Trial REset for 5/4/2020 at 9:00 AM in Bismarck Courtroom 1 before Chief Judge Daniel L. Hovland (3 days). By Magistrate Judge Clare R. Hochhalter. (FPT and jury trial previously set for 10/30/2019 and 11/13/2019) (BG)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NORTH DAKOTA
Janice Helgeson and Pat Helgeson,
Husband and Wife,
Plaintiffs,
vs.
Master Pumps and Equipment Corp.,
Defendant.

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ORDER

Case No. 1:18-cv-122

On October 7, 2019, defendant filed a Motion for Continuance. For good cause shown and in
light of the court’s congested criminal calendar, the motion (Doc. No. 20) is GRANTED IN PART. The
pretrial deadlines shall be modified as follows:
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The parties’ deadline for disclosing expert witnesses and the substance and factual basis
of those expert opinions including expert reports, if any, is January 3, 2020.

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The parties’ deadline to disclose rebuttal expert witnesses and the substance and factual
basis of those rebuttal opinions including expert reports, if any, is February 3, 2020.

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The parties deadline to complete discovery depositions of expert witnesses is March 6,
2020.

The final pretrial conference set for October 30, 2019, shall be rescheduled for April 27, 2020, at 9:00
a.m. To participate in the conference, counsel shall call the following number and enter the following access
code:
Tel. No.: [phone]
Access Code: 8992581
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The jury trial scheduled for November 13, 2019, shall be rescheduled for May 4, 2020, at 9:00 a.m. in
Bismarck before Chief Judge Hovland. A three (3) day trial is anticipated.
In their proposed scheduling plan submitted to the court in July 2018, the parties advised they
would consider engaging the services of a private mediator to explore the possibility of settlement. The
parties are strongly encouraged to participate in mediation on or before April 1, 2020. Should they want
a court-hosted settlement conference, they should contact the court.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated this 9th day of October, 2019.
/s/ Clare R. Hochhalter
Clare R. Hochhalter, Magistrate Judge
United States District Court

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