Kessler et al v. Minnesota Power

Filing 110

ORDER adopting 109 Stipulation. Discovery due by 9/1/2024. Discovery Motions due by 10/1/2024. Discovery Depositions of Expert Witnesses due by 3/3/2025. Plaintiff(s) Expert Witness Disclosures and Reports due by 11/1/2024. Defendant(s) Ex pert Witness Disclosures and Reports due by 12/2/2024. Rebuttal Expert Disclosures due by 12/16/2024. Rebuttal Expert Disclosures due by 12/16/2024. Dispositive Motions due by 6/2/2025. Nondispositive Motions due by 6/2/2025. Trial depositions to be completed by 11/3/2025. Motions in limine due 11/3/2025. By Magistrate Judge Clare R. Hochhalter. (BG)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NORTH DAKOTA
Keith Kessler, Deanna Kessler,
Stephen Kessler, Leah Kessler,
Hayden Kessler, and Megan Kessler,
Plaintiffs,
vs.
Minnesota Power, a Division of
ALLETE, Inc.
Defendant.

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ORDER

Case No. 1:22-cv-029

On May 9, 2024, the Parties filed a “Joint Discovery Plan/Stipulation Amending Scheduling
Order.” (Doc No. 109). The court ADOPTS the parties’ Joint Plan/Stipulation (Doc. No. 109) and
AMENDS the pretrial deadlines as follows:
(1)

All fact discovery shall be completed by September 1, 2024.

(2)

Discovery motions are due by October 1, 2024.

(3)

The deadlines for exchanging complete expert witness reports are:
November 1, 2024, for Plaintiffs;
December 2, 2024, for Defendant; and
December 16, 2024, for rebuttal experts

(4)

Depositions of expert witnesess shall be completed by March 3, 2025.

(5)

Nondispositive and dispositive motions are due by June 2, 2025.

(6)

Trial depositions shall be completed by November 3, 2025.

(7)

Motions in limine are due by November 3, 2025.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated this 10th day of May, 2024.
/s/ Clare R. Hochhalter
Clare R. Hochhalter, Magistrate Judge
United States District Court

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