Dauphin v. Union Pacific Railroad Company

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA
DAVID DAUPHIN,
Plaintiff,
vs.
UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY,
Defendant.
8:24CV420
FINAL PROGRESSION ORDER
AMENDED
IT IS ORDERED that the joint motion to amend, Filing No. 34, is granted.
The final progression order, Filing No. 29, is amended as follows:
1) The trial and pretrial conference will not be set at this time. The status
conference to discuss case progression, the parties’ interest in
settlement, and the trial and pretrial conference settings set for
January 13, 2026 is continued and will be held with the undersigned
magistrate judge on April 14, 2026 at 9:30 a.m. by telephone.
Counsel shall use the conferencing instructions assigned to this case
to participate in the conference.
2) The deadline for completing written discovery under Rules 33, 34, 36
and 45 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure is December 16, 2025.
Motions to compel written discovery under Rules 33, 34, 36, and 45
must be filed by December 30, 2025.
Note: A motion to compel, to quash, or for a disputed protective
order shall not be filed without first contacting the chambers of the
undersigned magistrate judge to set a conference for discussing the
parties’ dispute.
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3) The deadlines for complete expert disclosures for all experts expected
to testify at trial, (both retained experts, (Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2)(B)),
and non-retained experts, (Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2)(C)), are:
For the plaintiff(s): Completed.
For the defendant(s): February 3, 2026.
Plaintiff(s)’ rebuttal: April 2, 2026.
4) The deposition deadline, including but not limited to depositions for
oral testimony only under Rule 45, is April 13, 2026.
5) The deadline for filing motions to dismiss and motions for summary
judgment is May 13, 2026.
6) The deadline for filing motions to exclude testimony on Daubert and
related grounds is April 15, 2026.
7) Motions in limine shall be filed twenty-eight days before trial. It is not
the normal practice to hold hearings on motions in limine or to rule on
them prior to the first day of trial. Counsel should plan accordingly.
8) All deadlines in the Court’s prior final progression orders not
specifically amended herein remain unchanged.
Dated this 28th day of October, 2025.
BY THE COURT:
s/ Jacqueline M. DeLuca
United States Magistrate Judge
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