United States District Court

EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS

SHERMAN DIVISION

JORDAN M. CORRIGAN,

Plaintiff,

v. 

CREDIT MANAGEMENT, L.P,

Defendant.

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Civil Action No. 4:23-CV-058

Judge Mazzant

SCHEDULING ORDER

The Court, after reviewing the case management report required by Federal Rule of Civil 

Procedure 26(f), and conferring with the parties either by e-mail or scheduling conference, enters 

this case-specific order which controls disposition of this action pending further order of the Court. 

The following actions shall be completed by the date indicated.1

DEADLINES

May 15, 2023 Deadline for motions to transfer.

June 9, 2023 Deadline to add parties. 

September 15, 2023 Mediation deadline.

Deadline by which the parties shall notify the Court of the 

name, address, and telephone number of the suggested

mediator.

July 7, 2023 Plaintiff’s 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. 

July 21, 2023 Deadline for Plaintiff to file amended pleadings.

(A motion for leave to amend is required.)

August 4, 2023 Defendant’s 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.

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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.

6 weeks prior to 

mediation deadline.

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August 4, 2023 Deadline for Defendants’ final amended pleadings.

 (A motion for leave to amend is required).

Six (6) weeks after disclosure Deadline to object to any other party’s expert witnesses.

of an expert is made Objection shall be made by 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.

August 4, 2023 Deadline for motions to dismiss, motions for summary 

judgment, or other dispositive motions.

October 13, 2023 All discovery shall be commenced in time to be completed by 

this date. 

December 21, 2023 Notice of intent to offer certified records

December 21, 2023 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 

(See www.txed.uscourts.gov) and Joint Proposed Jury 

Instructions and Verdict Form (or Proposed Findings of Fact 

and Conclusions of Law in non-jury cases). 

December 28, 2023 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 crossexamination 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.

January 2, 2024 Motions in limine due.

File Joint Final Pretrial Order. (See www.txed.uscourts.gov).

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January 18, 2024 Response to motions in limine due.2

January 18, 2024 File objections to witnesses, deposition extracts, and exhibits, 

listed in pre-trial order.3 (This does not extend the deadline 

to object to expert witnesses) (Provide the exhibit objected to 

in the motion or response). 

File Proposed Jury Instructions/Form of Verdict (or Proposed 

Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law).

Date will be set by Court. If numerous objections are filed the court may set a hearing

Usually within 10 days prior to to consider all pending motions and objections.

the Final Pretrial Conference.

February 1, 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. Parties should be prepared to try the 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 at the Paul Brown United 

States Courthouse located at 101 East Pecan Street in 

Sherman, Texas. Cases that remain for trial following the 

Court’s Pretrial docket will be tried between March 4, 2024

and March 29, 2024. A specific trial date in this time frame 

will be selected at the Final Pretrial Conference.

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

written response. But, if there is 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.

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SCOPE OF DISCOVERY

Modification. Taking into account the needs of the case, the amount in controversy, the 

parties’ resources, the importance of the issues at stake in the litigation, and the importance of the 

proposed discovery in resolving the issues, the Court modifies the parameters of discovery in the 

following respects. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(b)(2).

Disclosure. The parties are reminded of the requirement, set out in this court’s Initial Order 

Governing Proceedings, to have already disclosed, without awaiting a discovery request, 

information in addition to that required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26, including names of persons likely to 

have, and documents containing, information “relevant to the claim or defense of any party.” 

If there are any questions about whether information is “relevant to the claim or defense of 

any party” review Local Rule CV-26(d). A party that fails to timely disclose any of the information 

required to be disclosed by order of this court or by the Federal Rules of Procedure, will not, 

unless such failure is harmless, be permitted to use such evidence at trial, hearing or in support of 

a motion.

Electronic Discovery. Electronically stored information will be produced in hard copy 

form or multi-page TIFF format, unless the parties agree otherwise. 

The parties are excused from the pretrial disclosure requirements set forth in Federal Rule 

of Civil Procedure 26(a)(3), as such disclosure is cumulative of this court’s pre-trial order 

procedures.

DISCOVERY DISPUTES

In the event the parties encounter a discovery dispute, no motions to compel may be filed 

until after the parties fulfill the “meet and confer” requirement imposed by this Court’s Local Rule 

CV-7(h). If the parties are unable to resolve the dispute without court intervention, the parties 

must then call the Court’s chambers to schedule a telephone conference regarding the subject 

matter of the dispute prior to filing any motion to compel. After reviewing the dispute, the Court 

will resolve the dispute, order the parties to file an appropriate motion, or direct the parties to call 

the discovery hotline.

A magistrate judge is available during business hours to immediately hear discovery 

disputes and to enforce provisions of the rules. The hotline number is (903) 590-1198. See Local 

Rule CV-26(e).

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RESOURCES

The Eastern District of Texas website (http://www.txed.uscourts.gov) contains information 

about Electronic filing, which is mandatory, Local Rules, telephone numbers, general orders, 

frequently requested cases, the Eastern District fee schedule, and other information. The 

electronic filing HelpLine is 1-866-251-7534. 

COMPLIANCE

A party is not excused from the requirements of this scheduling order by virtue of the fact 

that dispositive motions are pending, the party has not completed its investigation, the party 

challenges the sufficiency of the opposing party’s disclosure or because another party has failed 

to comply with this order or the rules. 

Failure to comply with relevant provisions of the Local Rules, the Federal Rules of Civil 

Procedure or this order may result in the exclusion of evidence at trial, the imposition of sanctions 

by the Court, or both. If a fellow member of the Bar makes a just request for cooperation or seeks 

scheduling accommodation, a lawyer will not arbitrarily or unreasonably withhold consent. 

However, the Court is not bound to accept agreements of counsel to extend deadlines imposed by 

rule or court order. See Local Rule AT-3(j).

TRIAL

The deadlines for pre-trial matters, such as exchanging exhibits, and objections, are 

intended to reduce the need for trial objections, side-bar conferences, and repetitive presentation 

of evidentiary predicates for clearly admissible evidence. Counsel should be familiar with the 

evidence display system available in the courtroom. Copies of exhibits which will be handed to 

witnesses should be placed in a three ring binder, with an additional copy for the court. (To make 

it easy to direct the witness to the correct exhibit while on the stand, Plaintiff should use a dark 

colored binder such as black or dark blue. Defendant should use a light colored binder such as 

white, red, or light blue.) Alternatively, if exhibits have been scanned and will be presented via a 

computer projection system, be sure there is a way for the court to view or read them separately 

so as to be able to understand motions and objections.

Counsel are responsible for informing their clients and witnesses about courtroom dress 

requirements and protocol, such as silencing pagers and phones, and not chewing gum, reading 

newspapers, or eating. 

OTHER MATTERS

1. Please note the amendments to the Local Rules regarding motion practice. If a document 

filed electronically exceeds ten pages in length, including attachments, a paper copy of the 

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filed document must be sent contemporaneously to the undersigned’s chambers in Sherman. 

See Local Rule CV-5(a)(9). Courtesy copies over twenty pages long should be bound to the 

left, and voluminous exhibits should be separated by dividers.

2. If necessary, the parties should notify the court if assistance is needed in selecting a 

mediator. 

3. Any reply or sur-reply must be filed in accordance with Local Rule CV-6 and Local Rule 

CV-7(f). The parties are reminded that “[t]he court need not wait for the reply or sur-reply 

before ruling on the motion.” Local Rule CV-7(f) (emphasis added).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

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