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 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS

Austin Division

DR. TERI ALBRIGHT, et al, §

§

§

§

Plaintiffs, §

§

v. § CASE NO. 1:20-cv-00651-RP

§

PERMIAN HIGHWAY PIPELINE, 

LLC, et al.,

§

§

§

Defendants. §

SCHEDULING ORDER

Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16, the following Scheduling Order is issued by 

the Court: 

1. A report on alternative dispute resolution in compliance with Local Rule CV-88 shall 

be filed on or before November 16, 2020. 

2. The parties asserting claims for relief shall submit a written offer of settlement to 

opposing parties on or before October 16, 2020, and each opposing party shall respond, in writing, 

on or before October 30, 2020. All offers of settlement are to be private, not filed. The parties are 

ordered to retain the written offers of settlement and responses so the Court may use them in assessing 

attorney’s fees and costs at the conclusion of the trial. 

3. Each party shall complete and file the attached “Notice Concerning Reference to 

United States Magistrate Judge” on or before September 14, 2020. 

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4. The parties shall file all motions to amend or supplement pleadings or to join 

additional parties on or before November 16, 2020, but such deadline does not foreclose seeking leave 

to amend later as needed for good cause shown or as needed in the interest of justice.

5. All parties asserting claims for relief shall file their designation of testifying experts and 

serve on all parties, but not file, the materials required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(2)(B) 

on or before June 25, 2021. Parties resisting claims for relief shall file their designation of testifying 

experts and serve on all parties, but not file, the materials required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 

26(a)(2)(B) on or before August 27, 2021. All parties shall file all designations of rebuttal experts and 

serve on all parties the material required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(2)(B) for such 

rebuttal experts, to the extent not already served, 30 days from the receipt of the report of the opposing 

expert. 

6. An objection to the reliability of an expert’s proposed testimony under Federal Rule 

of Evidence 702 shall be made by motion, specifically stating the basis for the objection and identifying 

the objectionable testimony, within 30 days from the receipt of the written report of the expert’s 

proposed testimony, or within 30 days from the completion of the expert’s deposition, if a deposition 

is taken, whichever is later, but in no event later than February 28, 2022.

7. The parties shall complete all discovery on or before December 15, 2021. 

8. All dispositive motions shall be filed on or before February 28, 2022 and shall be 

limited to 20 pages not including exhibits to the motion. Responses shall be filed and served on all 

other parties not later than 14 days after the service of the motion and shall be limited to 20 pages not 

including exhibits to the response. Any replies shall be filed and served on all other parties not later 

than 7 days after the service of the response and shall be limited to 10 pages not including exhibits, 

but the Court need not wait for the reply before ruling on the motion. 

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9. The Court will set this case for final pretrial conference at a later time. The final pretrial 

conference shall be attended by at least one of the attorneys who will conduct the trial for each of the 

parties and by any unrepresented parties. The parties should consult Local Rule CV-16(e) regarding 

matters to be filed in advance of the final pretrial conference. The parties shall not complete the 

following paragraph. It will be completed by the Court at the initial pretrial conference to be scheduled 

by the Court.

10. This case is set for ______________ trial commencing at 9:00 a.m. on 

___________________________________________, 20________. 

By filing an agreed motion, the parties may request that this Court extend any deadline set in 

this Order, with the exception of the dispositive motions deadline and the trial date. The Court may 

impose sanctions under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16(f) if the parties do not make timely 

submissions under this Order. 

SIGNED on ___________________________________________, 20_____. 

__________________________________ 

ROBERT PITMAN 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS

Austin Division

DR. TERI ALBRIGHT, et al, §

§

§

§

Plaintiffs, §

§

v. § CASE NO. 1:20-cv-00651-RP

§

PERMIAN HIGHWAY PIPELINE, 

LLC, et al.,

§

§

§

Defendants. §

NOTICE CONCERNING REFERENCE TO UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

In accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 626(c), Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 73, 

and the Local Rules of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, the 

following party ________________________________________________________________ 

through counsel _______________________________________________________________ 

___ consents to having a United States Magistrate Judge preside over the trial in this case. 

___ declines to consent to trial before a United States Magistrate Judge. 

Respectfully submitted,

__________________________________ 

Attorney for: 

__________________________________

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