Helms et al v. Nationwide Insurance Company of America

Filing 37

ORDER setting settlement conference Fri., Oct. 12, 2012 @ 10:00 a.m. Confidential letters due 10/10/12. Signed by Magistrate Judge Stephanie K. Bowman on 5/4/12. (jl1)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
WESTERN DIVISION

William Helms, et al.,
Plaintiffs,

Civil Action No: 1:11cv410

vs.

CALENDAR ORDER
Nationwide Insurance Company of America,
Defendant.

Pursuant to the filing of the Rule 26(f) Report by the parties and the scheduling
conference conducted May 4, 2012, this case shall proceed as follows:
1.

Deadline to move to add parties: June 1, 2012

2.

Deadline for disclosure of expert witnesses and submission of expert reports1:
Plaintiff disclosure and report of experts: May 1, 2012
Defendant disclosure and report of expert: June 15, 2012

3.

Discovery deadline2:

4.

Settlement Conference3

5.

Joint Final Pretrial Order4 and proposed jury instructions: November 21, 2012

September 1, 2012
October 12, 2012 @ 10:00 a.m.

1

Disclosure of experts, expert reports, and non-expert (fact) witnesses are not required to be filed with the

2

Counsel shall not presume that a pending motion stays their obligation to complete discovery by this

Court.

date.
3

Special instructions regarding settlement: (1) all parties must bring their client or a representative with
full settlement authority. Failure to follow this requirement will result in sanctions; (2) each counsel must prepare
and submit via hand delivery to the Court or via the chamber’s email address at
[e-mail] a letter no longer than five pages one week prior to the conference of a
synopsis of the case and the status of any settlement negotiations to date. These letters NEED NOT be filed with
the Clerk’s Office nor exchanged with opposing counsel.
4

You can obtain all the pretrial forms such as the Rule 26(f) report and trial procedures used by the trial
and Magistrate Judge by visiting our website at www.ohsd.uscourts.gov. The Joint Final Pretrial Order and the Jury
Instructions shall be emailed to chambers at [e-mail], consistent with the Court’s trial
procedures found on the above-mentioned website.

6.

Final Pretrial conference:

7.

Jury trial:

November 30, 2012 @ 2:00 p.m.

December 10-13, 2012 @ 9:30
/s/ Stephanie K. Bowman
United States Magistrate Judge