IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS 

SHERMAN DIVISION

DAVID BRIDGE, 

Plaintiff, 

v.

WOPAC CONSTRUCTION, INC. 

Defendant. 

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 Case No. 4:23-cv-547-KPJ-ALM 

PROPOSED SCHEDULING ORDER DEADLINES 

 The following actions shall be completed by the dates indicated.1 (The times indicated are the 

standard for most cases. Counsel should be prepared to explain the need for requested changes). 

 1 week after mgmt. conf. 

Deadline for motions to transfer. 

 6 weeks after mgmt. conf. 

Deadline to add parties. 

____2/21/24_______________ 

10 weeks after mgmt. conf. 

Disclosure of expert testimony pursuant to FED. R. CIV.

P. 26(a)(2) and Local Rule CV-26(b) on issues for which 

the party bears the burden of proof.

____3/6/24________________ 

12 weeks after mgmt. conf. 

Deadline for Plaintiff to file amended pleading. (A motion 

for leave to amend is required.) 

____3/20/24______________ 

14 weeks after mgmt. conf. 

Disclosure of expert testimony pursuant to FED. R. CIV.

P. 26(a)(2) and Local Rule CV-26(b) on issues for which 

the party does not bear the burden of proof.

____3/20/24____________ 

14 weeks after mgmt. conf. 

Deadline for Defendant’s final amended pleadings. (A 

motion for leave to amend is required.) 

1 If a deadline falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or a legal holiday as defined in FED. R. CIV. P. 6, the effective date is the 

first federal court business day following the deadline imposed. 

12/20/23

1/24/24

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_______4/3/24_____________ 

16 weeks after mgmt. conf. 

Deadline to object to expert testimony on issues for 

which the party seeking to introduce that testimony bears 

the burden of proof. Objection shall be made as a motion 

to strike or limit expert testimony and shall be 

accompanied by a copy of the expert’s report in order to 

provide the Court with all the information necessary to 

make a ruling on any objection. 

_______4/17/24___________ 

18 weeks after mgmt. conf. 

Deadline to object to expert testimony on issues for 

which the party seeking to introduce that testimony does 

not bear the burden of proof. Objection shall be made as 

a motion to strike or limit expert testimony and shall be 

accompanied by a copy of the expert’s report in order to 

provide the Court with all the information necessary to 

make a ruling on any objection 

22 weeks after mgmt. conf. 

_______5/15/24__________ Deadline by which the parties shall notify the Court of 

the name, address, and telephone number of the 

agreedupon mediator, or request that the Court select a 

mediator, if they are unable to agree on one. 

_______5/29/24__________ 

24 weeks after mgmt. conf. 

All discovery shall be commenced in time to be 

completed by this date. 

_______6/19/24___________ 

27 weeks after mgmt. conf. but 

no later than 110 days prior

to deadline for submission of 

Joint Final 

Pretrial Order

Deadline for motions to dismiss, motions for summary 

judgment, or other dispositive motions. 

_______6/26/24_______ 

28 weeks after mgmt. conf. 

Mediation must occur by this date. 

______10/24/24_____________ 

6 weeks before final pretrial 

conf. 

Notice of intent to offer certified records. 

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_________11/21/24____________ 

2 weeks before final pretrial 

conf. 

Response to motions in limine due.2 

File objections to witnesses, deposition extracts, and 

exhibits, listed in pre-trial order.3 (This does not extend 

deadline to object to expert witnesses.) 

2 This is not an invitation or requirement to file written responses. Most motions in limine can be decided without a 

written response. However, if there is a particularly difficult or novel issue, the Court needs some time to review the 

matter. To save time and space, respond only to items objected to. All others will be considered to be agreed. 

Opposing counsel shall confer in an attempt to resolve any dispute over the motions in limine within five calendar 

days of the filing of any response. The parties shall notify the Court of all the issues which are resolved. 

3 Within five calendar days after the filing of any objections, opposing counsel shall confer to determine whether 

objections can be resolved without a court ruling. The parties shall notify the Court of all issues which are resolved. 

The Court needs a copy of the exhibit or the pertinent deposition pages to rule on the objection. 

________10/24/24_____________ 

6 weeks before final pretrial 

conf. 

Counsel and unrepresented parties are each responsible 

for contacting opposing counsel and unrepresented 

parties to determine how they will prepare the Joint Final 

Pretrial Order and Joint Proposed Jury Instructions and 

Verdict Form (or Proposed Findings of Fact and 

Conclusions of Law in non-jury cases). 

________10/31/24__________ 

5 weeks before final pretrial 

conf. 

Video Deposition Designation due. Each party who 

proposes to offer a deposition by video shall serve on all 

other parties a disclosure identifying the line and page 

numbers to be offered. All other parties will have seven 

calendar days to serve a response with any objections and 

requesting cross examination line and page numbers to 

be included. Counsel must consult on any objections and 

only those which cannot be resolved shall be presented to 

the Court. The party who filed the initial Video 

Deposition Designation is responsible for preparation of 

the final edited video in accordance with all parties’ 

designations and the Court’s rulings on objections. 

__________11/7/24___________ 

30 days before final pretrial 

conf. 

Motions in limine due. 

Final Joint Final Pretrial Order due. 

See http://www.txed.uscourts.gov/?q=forms/misc Exhibit 

and Witness Lists due. 

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File Proposed Jury Instructions/Form of Verdict (or 

Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law). 

Date will be set by Court. 

Usually within 10 days prior 

to final pretrial conf. 

If numerous objections are filed, the Court may set a 

hearing to consider all pending motions and objections. 

December 5, 2024 Final Pretrial Conference at 9:00 a.m. at the Paul Brown 

United States Courthouse located at 101 East Pecan 

Street in Sherman, Texas. Date parties should be prepared 

to try case. All cases on the Court’s Final 

Pretrial Conference docket for this day have been set at 

9:00 a.m. However, prior to the Final Pretrial Conference 

date, the Court will set a specific time between 9:00 a.m. 

and 4:00 p.m. for each case, depending on which cases 

remain on the Court’s docket. 

To be determined 10:00 a.m. Jury selection and trial (or bench trial) at 

The Paul Brown United States Courthouse located at 101 

E. Pecan Street in Sherman, Texas. Cases that remain for 

trial following the Court’s Pretrial docket will be tried 

between January 6, 2025 and January 31, 2025. A 

specific trial date in this time frame will be selected at the 

Final Pretrial Conference. 

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