UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT * * * * * * * EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS

BEAUMONT DIVISION

STEPHANIE BROWN, individually and on §

behalf of all others similarly situated §

§

versus § CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:24-CV-16

§

PREMIER HEALTH SOLUTIONS, LLC §

SCHEDULING ORDER

The following schedule shall be followed.1 All communications concerning the case shall be directed in 

writing to Julia Colyer, Court Administrator for Judge Crone, 300 Willow St., Suite 239, Beaumont, TX 

77701. For urgent matters, Ms. Colyer may be contacted at (409) 654-2880.

In the event a class action is later certified, the parties agree a new Scheduling Order with increased discovery 

limits should be entered.

1. ________________________ NEW PARTIES shall be joined by this date.

2. ________________________ The pleadings shall be AMENDED by this date.

3. ________________________ PLAINTIFF shall designate EXPERT WITNESSES in writing and provide

expert reports by this date. (This date must be after the deadline to

amend pleadings.) 

4. ____ ______ DEFENDANT shall designate EXPERT WITNESSES in writing and

provide expert reports by this date. (This date must be after the deadline

to amend pleadings.) 

5. ________________________ DISCOVERY shall be completed by this date. (This date must be after

the deadlines to designate expert witnesses.) 

6. ________________________ MOTION CUT-OFF. Aside from motions in limine, no motion, including

motions to exclude or limit expert testimony, shall be filed after this date

except for good cause shown. Without leave of court, a party may file only

one summary judgment motion. (This date must be at least 2 weeks after

the discovery completion date.)

7. ________________________ The JOINT PRETRIAL ORDER, including motions in limine and a

proposed charge or proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law, shall

be filed and proposed trial exhibits shall be exchanged on or before this

date. (This date must be at least 12 weeks after the motion cut-off.) 

8. ________________________ OBJECTIONS TO proposed exhibits, witnesses, and deposition excerpts,

as well as responses to motions in limine, shall be filed by this date. (This

date must be no more than 1 week after the Joint Pretrial Order is

due.)

9. ________________________ RESPONSES TO OBJECTIONS shall be filed by this date. A failure to

file a response to an objection shall create a presumption in favor of the

court’s sustaining the objection. (This date must be no more than 1 week

after the objections are due.)

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 General Proviso: This scheduling order does not relieve the parties from obtaining leave of court whenever

required by statute, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, local rule, or case law.

March 21, 2025

March 14, 2025

March 6, 2025

December 20, 2024

December 1, 2024

October 28, 2024

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September 25, 2024

July 10, 2024

July 10, 2024

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10. ________________________ FINAL STATUS CONFERENCE at 10:00 a.m. (Select a date from the

attached list, which must be at least 2 weeks after the responses to

objections are due.) The case will be set for Final Pretrial Conference and

Trial at the Final Status Conference. The parties should be prepared to try

the case by this date.

11. 7-10 Days Estimated time to try before a jury/the court. (Underline one.)

April 4, 2025

If a class is not certified, the estimated trial time is 2-3 days.

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