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Sample Scheduling Order — Jason Robertson Magistrate Judge

E.D. Okla. Judge Practices (Jason Robertson Magistrate Judge) · Jason Robertson Magistrate Judge

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA ) , ) ) ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Case No. ) ) , ) ) Defendants. ) SCHEDULING ORDER Having discussed with counsel their need for adequate discovery time, the complexity of the legal issues involved herein, and their caseloads, the court enters the following Scheduling Order: 1. Joinder of Additional Parties or Amendments to the Pleadings 2. Expert(s) Identified & Reports Filed: See Rules 16 and 26 F.R.C.P. Plaintiff Expert Report(s) Defendant Expert Report(s) Any rebuttal Expert Report(s) Any objection to the reliability of an expert’s proposed testimony under Federal Rule of Evidence 702 shall be made by motion, specifically stating the basis for the objection and identifying the objectionable testimony, not later than 14 days of receipt of the written report of the expert’s proposed testimony or not later than 14 days of the expert’s deposition, if a deposition is taken, whichever is later. The failure to strictly comply with this paragraph will be deemed a waiver of any objection that could have been made pursuant to Federal Rule of Evidence 702. 3. Exchange and File Preliminary Witness List and Exhibit List 4. Exchange and File Final Witness List and Exhibit List 5. Discovery Completed 6. All Dispositive Motions Filed 7. Motions in Limine Filed 1 8. Exchange All Trial Exhibits including Demonstrative Exhibits and Requested Jury Instructions 9. Agreed Pretrial Order Submitted (Judge Robertson’s form is available on the Court’s website at https://www.oked.uscourts.gov/content/jason-robertson- magistrate-judge) 10. Agreed Jury Instructions and Proposed Voir Dire, Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law (Non-Jury), Disputed Jury Instructions (Included in Trial Brief) and Trial Briefs Filed 11. Deposition Designations. (See Local Civil Rule 30.1(c)) 12. Counter-Designations and objections thereto (See Local Civil Rule 30.1(c)) 13. Objections to Designations (Attorney Meeting to Confer to Resolve Objections Required before Filing. Filed Without Transcript) 14. Transcripts Annotated with Objections (Submit in Hard Copy to Court) 15. PRETRIAL CONFERENCE AT _______________. 16. TRIAL DATE: [X] JURY at 9:30 a.m. [ ] NON-JURY at 9:30 a.m. 17. ESTIMATED TRIAL TIME. 18. Additionally Ordered ___________________________________________________. THE PARTIES SHALL FILE A JOINT STATUS DISCOVERY REPORT ON OR BEFORE _______________, WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: 1. The date written discovery was issued by each party; 2. The date written discovery was responded to by each party; 3. The number of documents provided in discovery by each party; 4. The names and dates of witnesses who have been deposed; 5. The names of all witnesses that remain to be deposed prior to the discovery cut off; 6. A list of any subpoenas issued by each party and the number of documents obtained as a result of that subpoena; 2 7. Any discovery issues that should be brought to the court’s attention at this time. IT IS THE FURTHER ORDER OF THE COURT that all cases scheduled for jury trial will be set for a settlement conference before a District Judge or Magistrate Judge. IT IS THE FURTHER ORDER OF THE COURT that all parties are bound by this order, that no date will be changed except by written order of this court for good cause shown, and sanctions will be imposed for failure to comply with the directives of this order. IT IS SO ORDERED this day of , 2024. 3
Official source: https://www.oked.uscourts.gov/sites/oked/files/2024%20Scheduling%20Order%20JAR.pdf · retrieved 2026-07-23