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UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS

WESTERN DIVISION

IN RE: ) CHAPTER 13

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JONATHAN OVERMYER, ) CASE NO. 16-8223

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Debtor(s) ) Judge Thomas M. Lynch

FINAL PRETRIAL ORDER

The following terms shall govern the future course of this proceeding. FAILURE 

TO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDER MAY RESULT IN 

WAIVER OF CLAIMS OR DEFENSES, DISMISSAL, DEFAULT, EXCLUSION 

OR ADMISSION OF EVEIDENCE OR OTHER SANCTION, AS JUSTICE MAY 

REQUIRE.

UPON DUE NOTICE, the Court having held a Final Pretrial Conference on 

____N/A__________ at which time all parties of record and their counsel appeared, all 

parties being afforded due and sufficient opportunity to present all matters necessary for 

the Court’s consideration, and the Court being further advised in the premises;

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that trial of all remaining controversies, disputes, 

claims and issues in the above captioned proceeding shall be held and conducted as 

follows:

1. Continuances. No Continuance of the trial date or other relief from this Final 

Pretrial Order will be granted except for good cause shown.

2. Discovery. Discovery is closed.

3. Pleadings and Dispositive Motions. No party having requested leave to further 

plead or amend, the time to amend the pleadings is closed. No party having filed 

or requested leave to file potentially dispositive motions, the time to do so also is 

closed.

4. Exhibits. On or before May 16, 2017 the parties shall exchange with one another 

all exhibits that they anticipate offering into evidence. No other exhibits may be 

introduced at trial, except for rebuttal purposes.

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5. Witnesses. On or before May 16, 2017, the parties shall identify to one another all 

persons whose testimony they anticipate presenting at trial. The disclosure shall 

identify expert witnesses if any, and the subject of the proposed expert testimony 

and expert report. No other witness will be permitted to testify, except for 

rebuttal witnesses.

6. Motions in Limine. All motion in limine and supporting memoranda, if any, shall 

be served on the parties no later than two weeks before the deadline for filing 

Pretrial Statements (“Final Filing Date,” see ¶8.) All motions in limine and any 

written responses must be filed by the Final Filing Date.

7. Stipulations. On or before the Final Filing Date the parties shall jointly file their 

Stipulations setting forth the agreed facts in numbered paragraphs.

8. Pretrial Statement. On or before _______N/A______________(the “Final Filing 

Date”). each party shall file a brief Pretrial Statement containing: (i) its statement 

as to the Court’s jurisdiction to hear and enter final judgment in this matter, (ii) its 

statement of disputed facts; and (iii) any objection it may have to the proposed 

witnesses or the authenticity or admissibility of any proposed exhibit. Objections 

to exhibits not raised in the Pretrial Statement are hereby deemed waived.

9. Trial. After discussion with the parties, the Court has determined that a total of 

___________ hours will be allotted for the trial of this matter. This matter is set 

for trial to begin at 11:00 a.m. on May 19, 2017 , at the Stanley J. Roszkowski 

United States Courthouse, 327 South Church Street, Rockford, Illinois, 

Courtroom 3100.

Date:

ENTER:

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Thomas M. Lynch

United States Bankruptcy Judge

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