IN THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS

AMARILLO DIVISION

IN RE: § 

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WILLIAM BRYAN BARTON, § CASE NO. 22-20196-rlj-7

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Debtor. §

KENT RIES, TRUSTEE IN BANKRUPTCY §

OF WILLIAM BRYAN BARTON, § 

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Plaintiff, § 

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v. § ADVERSARY NO. 23-02003-rlj

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BARTON 5 FAMILY, LP; § 

BARTON 5 MANAGEMENT, LLC; § 

SWING HARD VENTURES, LLC; § 

BUILDING STEAM, LLC; § 

DERRICK DEALS, LLC; and § 

MINERALMEN, LLC, § 

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Defendants. § 

SCHEDULING ORDER

The Court hereby ORDERS this Scheduling Order. 

United States Bankruptcy Judge

Signed December 12, 2023

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The following constitutes the ruling of the court and has the force and effect therein described.

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December 16, 2023 DISCLOSURES: The parties shall file and serve their Rule 26(a)(1)

Disclosures by this date. 

January 15, 2024 JOINDER: All parties must be added and served, whether by amendment 

or third-party practice, by this date: THE PARTY CAUSING JOINDER 

SHALL PROVIDE A COPY OF THIS SCHEDULING ORDER AT THE 

TIME OF SERVICE.

May 6, 2024 MEDIATION DEADLINE: The parties shall select a mediator and conduct 

mediation by this date. 

May 6, 2024 DISCOVERY SHALL CONCLUDE: All fact witness depositions shall be 

taken on or before this date and all written discovery requests must be 

served so that responses are due by this date. Any deposition noticed for a 

date after May 6, 2024 and all written discovery requests served after April

6, 2024 shall not be permitted except by agreement of the parties or 

permission by the Court upon showing of good cause. An example of good 

cause might be where a party is able to demonstrate issues arising out of 

newly discovered information (e.g., information discovered through 

documents produced after April 6, 2024). 

April 12, 2024 EXPERT WITNESS DESIGNATIONS AND REPORTS: The parties shall 

list each expert’s name, address and topics of the witnesses’ testimony as 

well as provide all reports to the opposing party by this date. 

April 26, 2024 REBUTTAL EXPERT WITNESS DESIGNATIONS AND REPORTS: 

The parties shall list each rebuttal expert’s name, address and topics of the 

witnesses’ testimony, as well as provide all reports to the opposing party by 

this date.

May 6, 2024 DEADLINE TO DEPOSE EXPERT WITNESSES: All expert witness 

depositions shall be taken on or before this date 

May 6, 2024 MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT: All motions for summary 

judgment shall be filed by this date. 

June 6, 2024 HEARING ON DISPOSITIVE MOTIONS: The hearing on all motions for 

summary judgment will be held by or on this date. 

June 6, 2024 WITNESS AND EXHIBIT LISTS: The parties shall file and exchange lists 

of witnesses and exhibits for trial. This list shall designate whether the 

witnesses will be called live or by deposition. Each exhibit shall be marked 

with an exhibit label, except for impeachment documents. Exhibits shall be 

exchanged between the parties.

June 13, 2024 FINDINGS: Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law are to be 

filed and served.

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June 13, 2024 

June 13, 2024

June 20, 2024

TRIAL BRIEFS: Trial Briefs are to be filed and served.

PRETRIAL ORDER FILING: Pretrial Order in compliance with Local 

District Court Rule 16.4 to be filed and served 7 days prior to trial. 

DOCKET CALL: Parties shall participate in a docket call with the 

Court at 1:30 p.m. on June 20, 2024 via WebEx1to announce ready for 

trial. Trial dates will be scheduled at the docket call. The location of the 

trial will be the U.S. Courthouse, Federal Building, 205 SE 5th Ave, 

Amarillo, TX 79101. 

The Court further ORDERS: 

A. Except as modified by this Order, all documents filed or exchanged will

comply with the applicable bankruptcy rules of procedure and the local rules of the

Northern District of Texas.

B. Lead trial counsel are responsible for preparing the Pretrial Order. The

Pretrial Order shall govern the conduct of the trial. In order to confer on the Pretrial

Order, all lead trial counsel shall participate in the face-to-face meeting or telephone

conference. All counsel who do not attend this conference shall be assumed to have

accepted the Pretrial Order as submitted.

C. On or before August 8, 2024 counsel shall confer and submit to the Court a

Trial Procedures Order that addresses the following items:

(1) the marking of exhibits for trial;

(2) designations of transcripts, if any;

(3) objections to exhibits and/or designated transcripts;

(4) notice of testifying witnesses; and

(5) any other matters that will facilitate the trial of this case.

With respect to the deadlines set forth in paragraphs above of this Order, they may be 

extended only by agreement of the parties or Court Order. 

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1 The WebEx meeting / dial-in-information for this docket will be posted on the Court’s website 

(www.txnb.uscourts.gov) under Judge Jones's "Hearing Dates and Calendar" tab prior to the hearing.

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