Bank of the West v. Cooper et al

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NORTH DAKOTA
Bank of the West, as Trustee of the Edward )
Scholkowfsky Residual Trust, 	)
)
Plaintiff, 	)
) 	ORDER GRANTING JOINT MOTION
vs. 	) 	AMEND SCHEDULING/DISCOVERY
) 	PLAN
Randall L. Cooper and Julie A. Cooper, 	)
individually and as husband and wife, and 	)
as Co-Trustees of The Randall L. Cooper 	)
Revocable Trust dated November 7, 2012; 	)
also all other persons unknown claiming 	) 	Case No. 1:18-cv-187
any right, title, estate, interest or lien in the 	)
real estate described herein, 	)
)
Defendants. 	)
On May 20, 2019, the parties filed a Joint Motion to Amend Joint Scheduling/Discovery
Plan. The court GRANTS the parties’ motion (Doc. No. 17) and AMENDS the pretrial deadlines
as follows:
1. 	The parties shall have until September 13, 2019 to move to amend pleadings to add
claims or defenses.
2. 	The parties shall have until September 3, 2019 to file other non-dispositive motions
(e.g., consolidation, bifurcation).
3. 	The parties shall have until November 1, 2019, to complete fact discovery and to file
discovery motions.
4. 	The parties shall provide the names of expert witnesses and complete reports under
Rule 26(a)(2) as follows:
a. 	Parties making affirmative claims: December 2, 2019
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b. 	Responses: February 1, 2020
c. 	Rebuttals: March 16, 2020
5. 	The parties shall have until April 1, 2020 to complete discovery depositions of expert
witnesses.
6. 	The parties shall have until January 31, 2020 to file other dispositive motions
(summary judgment as to all or part of the case).
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated this 21st day of May, 2019.
/s/ Clare R. Hochhalter
Clare R. Hochhalter, Magistrate Judge
United States District Court
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