Opinion ID: 77567
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Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Supplemental Affidavits and Report

Text: 43 The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provide that a trial court may set a deadline for expert disclosures. Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(a)(2)(C). We have held that a supplemental expert report may be excluded pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37(c) if a party fails to file it prior to the deadline imposed. Williamson Oil Co. v. Philip Morris USA, 346 F.3d 1287, 1323 (11th Cir.2003). 44 In this case, the court set a deadline of 1 June 2004 for disclosure of Corwin's expert reports and a deadline of 15 October 2004 for financial expert reports. The affidavits, which appear both to restructure and to supplement the prior expert reports but address no financial issues whatsoever, were filed on 5 October. Although Alexander's supplemental report does address the financial impact of EPCOT on Walt Disney World, it was not filed until 19 October. Accordingly, the affidavits and report were untimely filed. Additionally, as the district court noted, even if the affidavits and supplemental report contained nothing new, the underlying methodology comparing concepts and ideas is the same and would thus also be excludable under Daubert. 9 Either way, the district court did not abuse its discretion in excluding them. 10