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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS AUSTIN DIVISION VS. CIVIL NO. A- -CA- -JN SCHEDULING ORDER Pursuant to Rule 16, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the following Scheduling Order is issued bythe Court: 1. A report on alternative dispute resolution in compliance with Local Rule CV-88 shall be filed by . 2. The parties asserting claims for relief shall submit a written offer of settlement to opposing partiesby , and each oppos ing part y shall r espond , in wri ting, by __________________.All offers of settlement are to be private, not filed, and the Court is not be advised to of the same. Theparties are further ORDERED to retain the written offers of settlement and responses as the Court will usethese in assessing attorneys fees and court costs at the conclusion of trial. 3. The parties shall file all motions to amend or supplement pleadings or to join additional partiesby . 4. All parties asserting claims for relief shall FILE their designation of testifying experts and SERVEon all parties, but not file, the materials required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2)(B) by .Parties resisting claims for relief shall FILE their designation of testifying experts and SERVE on all parties,but not file, the materials required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2)(B) by . Alldesignations of rebuttal experts shall be FILED, and the materials required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2)(B)for such rebuttal experts, to the extent not already served, shall be SERVED, within fifteen (15) days ofreceipt of the report of the opposing expert. <<<<<<<<<********>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2 5. An objection to the reliability of an experts proposed testimony under Federal Rule of Evidence702 shall be made by motion, specifically stating the basis for the objection and identifying the objectionabletestimony, within eleven (11) days of receipt of the written report of the experts proposed testimony, orwithin eleven (11) days of the experts deposition, if a deposition is taken, whichever is later. 6. The parties shall complete all discovery on or before . Counsel may byagreement continue discovery beyond the deadline, but there will be no intervention by the Court except inextraordinary circumstances, and no trial setting will be vacated because of information obtained in post-deadline discovery. 7. All dispositive motions shall be filed no later than and shall be limited toten (10) pages in length. Responses shall be filed within eleven (11) days of service of the motion and shallbe limited to ten (10) pages. Any replies shall be filed within eleven (11) days of service of the response andshall be limited to five (5) pages, but the Court need not wait for the reply before ruling on the motion. 8. There is no trial date scheduled at this time. The parties will be notified of the trial setting byseparate order. The parties should consult Local Rule CV-16(e) regarding matters to be filed in advance oftrial. SIGNED and ENTERED this day of . JAM ES R. NOWLIN UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGEPLEASE CAL L NANCY FAY IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS. (512) 916-5132 -2-
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