Adkisson et al v. Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. (TV1)

Filing 138

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER: Jury Trial reset for 1/29/2018 09:00 AM in Courtroom 3A - Knoxville before Magistrate Judge H Bruce Guyton. Pretrial Conference set for 1/22/2018 10:30 AM in Courtroom 3A - Knoxville before Magistrate Judge H Bruce Guyton. Signed by Magistrate Judge H Bruce Guyton on 2/23/17. Associated Cases: 3:13-cv-00505-TAV-HBG, 3:13-cv-00666-TAV-HBG, 3:14-cv-00020-TAV-HBG(JBR)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
GREG ADKISSON, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
v.
JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP, INC.,
Defendant.

KEVIN THOMPSON, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
v.
JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP, INC.,
Defendant.

JOE CUNNINGHAM, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
v.
JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP, INC.,
Defendant.

BILL ROSE,
Plaintiff,
v.
JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP, INC.,
Defendant.

CRAIG WILKINSON, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
v.
JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP, INC.,
Defendant.

ANGIE SHELTON, as wife and next of
Kin on behalf of Mike Shelton, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
v.
JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP, INC.,
Defendant.

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No.: 3:13-CV-505-TAV-HBG

Lead Case Consolidated with

No.: 3:13-CV-666-TAV-HBG

as consolidated with

No.: 3:14-CV-20-TAV-HBG

No.: 3:15-CV-17-TAV-HBG

No.: 3:15-CV-274-TAV-HBG

No.: 3:15-CV-420-TAV-HBG

JOHNNY CHURCH,
Plaintiff,
v.
JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP, INC.,
Defendant.

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DONALD R. VANGUILDER, JR.,
Plaintiff,
v.
JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP, INC.,
Defendant.

JUDY IVENS, as sister and next of kin,
on behalf of JEAN NANCE, deceased,
Plaintiff,
v.
JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP, INC.,
Defendant.

PAUL RANDY FARROW,
Plaintiff,
v.
JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP, INC.,
Defendant.

No.: 3:15-CV-460-TAV-HBG

No.: 3:15-CV-462-TAV-HBG

No.: 3:16-CV-635-TAV-HBG

No.: 3:16-CV-636-TAV-HBG

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
This case is before the undersigned pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636, the Rules of this Court,
and Standing Order 13-02. On January 30, 2017, the District Court granted [Doc. 136] the
Defendant’s Motion for an Amended Scheduling Order and Bifurcated Trial Plan [Doc. 132]. 1
The District Court referred the above captioned cases to the undersigned for the purpose of holding
a case management conference to address scheduling matters and set a trial date for Phase I of

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For ease of reference, the Court refers to the docket entries in Adkisson, 3:13-CV-505.

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trial. [Doc. 136 at 6-7].
On February 22, 2017, the Court conducted a case management conference. The parties
agreed on a new trial date of January 29, 2018, for Phase I of trial. The parties also agreed that the
deadline for adding additional parties to this litigation is March 17, 2017. The Court then took the
parties’ scheduling proposals and other issues relating to scheduling under advisement.
Based upon the status of discovery, scheduling concerns and proposals raised by the
parties, and the agreed upon trial date, the Court sets forth the following amended schedule for
Phase I of trial:
1. Amendment of pleadings and joiner of parties shall be due on or
before March 17, 2017;
2. Plaintiffs’ expert disclosures shall be due on or before May 1,
2017;
3. Defendant’s expert disclosure shall be due on or before June 17,
2017;
4. Rebuttal expert disclosures are due no later than July 5, 2017;
5. All discovery (fact and expert) shall be completed by October
13, 2017;
6. The parties shall file all Daubert and summary judgment motions
by October 27, 2017;
7. Final witness and exhibit lists are due no later than December
15, 2017;
8. The parties’ agreed-upon pretrial order shall be submitted by
December 29, 2017;
9. Motions in liminie shall be filed no later than December 29,
2017;
10. Special requests for jury instructions are due by December 29,
2017;
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11. Trial briefs are due on or before January 12, 2018;
12. A pretrial conference shall be conducted on January 22, 2018
at 10:30 a.m.; and
13. Phase 1 of trial shall commence on January 29, 2018 at 9:00
a.m.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
ENTER:

United States Magistrate Judge

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