Signal 88, LLC v. Pierro et al

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA
SIGNAL 88, LLC,
Plaintiff/Counter Defendant,
vs.
JONATHAN PIERRO, an individual;
RONALD MANNING, an individual; and
ROYALTY 92, a California corporation;
Defendants/Counter Claimants.
8:23CV497
FIFTH AMENDED
CASE PROGRESSION ORDER
This matter comes before the Court on the Joint Motion to Amend Progression Order
(Filing No. 75). After review of the parties’ motion, the Court finds good cause to grant the
requested extensions. Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED that the Joint Motion to Amend Progression Order (Filing No. 75) is
granted, and the fourth amended case progression order is amended as follows:
1) Motions to compel written discovery under Rules 33, 34, 36, and 45 must be filed
by December 19, 2025.
Note: A motion to compel, to quash, or for a disputed protective order shall not
be filed without first contacting the chambers of the undersigned magistrate judge
on or before the motion to compel deadline to set a conference to discuss the
parties’ dispute, and after being granted leave to do so by the Court.
2) The deadlines for completing expert disclosures for all experts expected to 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)), are:
For plaintiff/counter defendant: January 15, 2026
For defendants/counter claimants: February 27, 2026
Plaintiff/counter defendant’s rebuttal: March 30, 2026
Defendants/counter claimants’ rebuttal: May 6, 2026
3) The planning conference set for March 4, 2026, is cancelled. The trial and pretrial
conference will not be set at this time. A planning conference to discuss case
progression, dispositive motions, the parties’ interest in settlement, and the trial
and pretrial conference settings remains scheduled with the undersigned
magistrate judge on May 27, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. by telephone. Counsel shall use
the conferencing instructions assigned to this case to participate in the conference.
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4) The deposition deadline, including but not limited to depositions for oral
testimony only under Rule 45, is extended to May 29, 2026. The maximum
number of depositions that may be taken by the plaintiffs as a group and the
defendants as a group is five (5).
5) The deadline for filing motions to exclude testimony on Daubert and related
grounds is June 26, 2026.
6) The deadline for filing motions to dismiss and motions for summary judgment
remains July 10, 2026.
7) The parties shall comply with all other stipulations and agreements recited in their
Rule 26(f) planning report that are not inconsistent with this order.
8) All requests for changes of deadlines or settings established herein shall be
directed to the undersigned magistrate judge. Such requests will not be considered
absent a showing of due diligence in the timely progression of this case and the
recent development of circumstances, unanticipated prior to the filing of the
motion, which require that additional time be allowed.
Dated this 14th day of November, 2025.
BY THE COURT:
s/Michael D. Nelson
United States Magistrate Judge
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