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Case 1:01-cr-10384-LTS Document 2146 Filed 02/10/16 Page 1 of 2 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS ____________________________________ ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ) ) v. ) Criminal Action No. 01-10384-LTS ) GARY LEE SAMPSON ) _) SCHEDULING ORDER February 10, 2016 SOROKIN, J. Upon review of the parties’ joint filing regarding the schedule of pre-trial matters (Doc. No. 2142), the filings regarding the fire-walled expert process, and after consideration of the parties’ statements to the Court on February 9, 2016, the Court sets the following schedule governing deadlines prior to the commencement of trial on September 14, 2016. Pleading/Hearing Date Argument on existing pending motions To be scheduled by the Court Defense re-confirms or withdraws intent to offer expert April 4, 2016 evidence on mental condition Government (fire-walled AUSAs) discloses to defense and to April 5, 2016 trial team results and reports of Rule 12.2(c)(1)(B) examinations Leave to file additional or renewed motions, with motion and April 6, 2016 supporting memorandum attached Defense discloses to fire-walled AUSAs and to trial team April 8, 2016 results and reports of any examination on mental condition conducted by defendant’s expert(s) about which the defendant intends to introduce expert evidence Responses to additional or renewed motions April 20, 2016 Replies to additional or renewed motions April 27, 2016 Argument on additional or renewed motions To be scheduled by the Court 1 Case 1:01-cr-10384-LTS Document 2146 Filed 02/10/16 Page 2 of 2 Revised 1 12.2 expert reports May 20, 2016 Motions in limine regarding mental condition evidence June 6, 2016 (simultaneous) Joint Status Report proposing additional interim deadlines June 10, 2016 governing any supplemental submissions regarding voir dire, preliminary instructions or other matters Responses to motions in limine regarding mental condition June 20, 2016 evidence (simultaneous) Hearings (including any evidentiary hearings) regarding Week of July 18, 2016 2 Rule 12.2 motions in limine Both parties file list of witnesses for case-in-chief August 10, 2016 File any trial stipulations August 10, 2016 Government files supplemental juror questionnaire August 15, 2016 submissions Government exhibit list August 17, 2016 Rule 26.2 witness statement exchange August 17, 2016 Defense files supplemental juror questionnaire submissions August 22, 2016 Defense exhibit list August 24, 2016 Argument on jury instructions September 7, 2016 Revised list of defense mitigators as necessary September 7, 2016 Final jury questionnaire completed September 7, 2016 Jury selection begins September 14, 2016 SO ORDERED. /s/ Leo T. Sorokin Leo T. Sorokin United States District Judge 1 Experts on each side are permitted to revise their initial reports in light of the reports disclosed on April 5 and April 8, 2016. Parties are free to contest the admissibility of the revised reports except that they may not contend a revised report exceeds the bounds of “rebuttal”. 2 The parties’ experts shall make themselves available during this week for live testimony, if necessary, regarding the expert motions in limine. 2
Official source: https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/boston/pdf/sorokin/LTS_CR_SchedOrder.pdf · retrieved 2026-07-23