Mclaughlin v. Ward

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA
TARA GRIFFIN MCLAUGHLIN,
Plaintiff,
vs.
ANDREY WARD, Officer, individually;
Defendant.
8:25CV7
FINAL PROGRESSION ORDER
(AMENDED)
Upon conferring with counsel, Defendant’s Unopposed Motion to Amend
Progression Order, Filing No. 52, is granted.
Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED that the final progression order is amended as follows:
1) The trial and pretrial conference will not be set at this time. The status
conference to discuss case progression, the parties’ interest in settlement,
and the trial and pretrial conference settings currently set for December 16,
2025 is continued and will be held with the undersigned magistrate judge
on March 24, 2026 at 9:30 a.m. by telephone. Counsel shall use the
conferencing instructions assigned to this case to participate in the
conference.
2) The deadlines for identifying expert witnesses expected to testify at the trial,
(both retained experts, (Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2)(B)), and non-retained
experts, (Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2)(C)), is January 29, 2026.
3) The deadlines for complete expert disclosures1 for all experts expected to
1 While treating medical and mental health care providers are generally not
considered “specially retained experts,” not all their opinions relate to the care and
treatment of a patient. Their opinion testimony is limited to what is stated within their
treatment documentation. As to each such expert, any opinions which are not stated
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testify at trial, (both retained experts, (Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2)(B)), and non-
retained experts, (Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2)(C)), is February 26, 2026.
4) The deposition deadline, including but not limited to depositions for oral
testimony only under Rule 45, is August 27, 2026.
a. The maximum number of depositions that may be taken by the
plaintiffs as a group and the defendants as a group is 10.
b. Depositions will be limited by Rule 30(d)(1).
5) The deadline for filing motions to dismiss and motions for summary
judgment is September 28, 2026.
6) The deadline for filing motions to exclude testimony on Daubert and related
grounds is June 29, 2026.
7) Motions in limine shall be filed twenty-eight days before trial. It is not the
normal practice to hold hearings on motions in limine or to rule on them prior
to the first day of trial. Counsel should plan accordingly.
8) All other deadlines and provisions in the Court’s prior final progression
order, Filing No. 45, not amended herein remain unchanged.
Dated this 27th day of October, 2025.
BY THE COURT:
s/ Jacqueline M. DeLuca
United States Magistrate Judge
within that expert’s treatment records and reports must be separately and timely
disclosed.
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