UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT * * * * * * * EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
BEAUMONT DIVISION
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versus § CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:__-CV-___
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SCHEDULING ORDER
The following schedule shall be followed.1 All communications concerning the case shall be directed in writing
to Julia Colyer, Court Administrator for Judge Crone, 300 Willow Street, Suite 239, Beaumont, TX 77701-2200.
For urgent matters, Ms. Colyer may be contacted at (409) 654-2880.
1. _________________________ NEW PARTIES shall be joined by this date.
2. _________________________ The pleadings shall be AMENDED by this date.
3. _________________________ PLAINTIFF_ shall designate EXPERT WITNESSES in writing and provide
expert reports by this date.
4. _________________________ DEFENDANT_ shall designate EXPERT WITNESSES in writing and
provide expert reports by this date.
5. _________________________ DISCOVERY shall be completed by this date.
6. _________________________ MOTION CUT-OFF. Aside from motions in limine, no motion, including
motions to exclude or limit expert testimony, shall be filed after this date
except for good cause shown. Without leave of court, a party may file only
one summary judgment motion.
If no motions are pending at the time of the Motion Cut-Off deadline, the
parties shall submit a joint status report by this date. The status report
should state whether this matter will be ready for trial by the Final Status
Conference deadline, as well as any other pertinent issues regarding these
proceedings.
7. _________________________ The JOINT PRETRIAL ORDER, including motions in limine, deposition
designations, and [a proposed charge or proposed findings of fact and
conclusions of law], shall be filed and proposed trial exhibits shall be
exchanged on or before this date.
8. _________________________ OBJECTIONS TO proposed exhibits, witnesses, and deposition
designations, as well as responses to motions in limine, shall be filed by this
date.
9. _________________________ RESPONSES TO OBJECTIONS shall be filed by this date. A failure to
file a response to an objection shall create a presumption in favor of the
court’s sustaining the objection.
10. _________________________ FINAL STATUS CONFERENCE at 10:00 a.m. The case will be set for
Final Pretrial Conference and Trial at the Final Status Conference. The
parties should be prepared to try the case by this date.
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General Proviso: This scheduling order does not relieve the parties from obtaining leave of court whenever
required by statute, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, local rule, or case law.
11. _________________________ Estimated time to try before [a jury/the court].
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