Skellham et al v. United States of America et al

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Case 1:17-cv-00091-DLH-CSM Document 31 Filed 12/13/18 Page 1 of 2

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NORTH DAKOTA

Mark A. Skellham and
Belinda Skellham,

Plaintiffs, ORDER
Vs.
United States of America, Triple R and

Sons LLC, a Montana limited liability
company, and Joe Greaves,

Case No. 1:17-cv-091

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Defendants.

On November 9, 2018, the parties filed a “Motion to Vacate, Set Status Conference, and
Enter Revised Scheduling Plan.” Attached to the motion a revised join scheduling and discovery
plan executed by the parties.
The court GRANTS the parties’ motion to vacate the existing pretrial deadlines and enter
a revised scheduling plan (Doc. No. 28). The court further ADOPTS the parties’ revised joint
scheduling and discovery plan (Doc. No. 28-1) and resets the pretrial deadlines as follows:
l. The parties shall have until June 17, 2019, to complete fact discovery and to file
discovery motions.
2. The parties shall provide the names of expert witnesses and complete reports under
Rule 26(a)(2) as follows:
a. Plaintiffs by April 1, 2019; and
b. Defendants by June 3, 2019.
(Reports to be served on other parties, but not filed with the court.)
3. The parties shall have until August 15, 2019, to complete expert discovery.

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4, The parties shall have until September 1, 2019, to file other dispositive motions
(summary judgment as to all or part of the case).

The parties’ request for a hearing (Doc. No. 29) is deemed MOOT. The final pretrial
conference set for January 29, 2019, shall be rescheduled for February 19, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. by
telephone before the magistrate judge. Thecourtshall initiate the conference call The trial scheduled
for February 12, 2019, shall be rescheduled for March 3, 2020, at 9:00 a.m. in Bismarck before Chief
Judge Hovland. A four day trial is anticipated. The trial of this case will be non-jury Federal Tort
Act claims and a jury trial for all other issues so triable.

In the revised scheduling and discovery plan, the parties indicated that they would be
amenable to a court-hosted settlement conference at some point in th future. Accordingly, they
should contact the magistrate judge when they are ready to schedule a settlement conference.

IT ISSO ORDERED.

Dated this 1 3th day of December, 2018.

/s/ Charles S. Miller, Jr.

Charles S. Miller, Jr., Magistrate Judge
United States District Court