Free Order on Motion for Extension of Time to Complete Discovery - District Court of Federal Claims - federal

Case 1:05-cv-00170-LAS

Document 30

Filed 04/20/2006

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In the United States Court of Federal Claims
************************** THE SWANSON GROUP, INC., Plaintiff, v. THE UNITED STATES, Defendant. * * * * * * * * * * * Case No. 05-170C consolidated with 05-171C Senior Judge Loren A. Smith Filed: April 20, 2006

************************** ORDER The Court hereby GRANTS the Defendant's Unopposed Motion for an Enlargement of Time filed April 18, 2006. The Court notes that the parties have already made initial disclosures and exchanged some written discovery. The remaining pre-trial schedule shall be as follows: 1. The parties shall complete discovery, including depositions not otherwise addressed in this Order, on the issue of liability on or before August 11, 2006. 2. The parties shall designate experts and exchange expert reports on the issue of liability on or before September 7, 2006. 3. The parties shall designate rebuttal experts and exchange rebuttal reports on the issue of liability on or before October 6, 2006. 4. The parties shall depose all experts on or before November 7, 2006. 5. The parties shall file dispositive motions, if any, on or before December 5, 2006. 6. The parties shall contact the Court within ten (10) days of the resolution of all dispositive motions to schedule a pre-trial conference. This Order does not apply to the Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment ("Whitecap") that has already been filed (docket # 24). The deadlines for the Whitecap Motion will remain unchanged, with the Government's Response due on or before May 5, 2006 and subsequent deadlines to be determined in accordance with the Rules of this Court. IT IS SO ORDERED. s/ Loren A. Smith Loren A. Smith SENIOR JUDGE