Civil Scheduling Orders
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TIMELINE FOR CIVIL CASE SCHEDULING ORDERS: At the close of pleadings, a Scheduling Order will be entered which allows a discovery period of: 4 months for fast-track (like credit card collection), 9 months for a regular case (like motor vehicle accident or other debt collection), 12 months for a complex case (like slip and fall or quiet title), 14 months for a medical malpractice, and these intervals: |
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| Discovery cutoff date | February 1 | |||
| +28 days - Plaintiff’s expert report due | March 1 | |||
| +28 days (56 for med mal) - Defendant’s expert report due | March 29 | |||
| +14 days - Plaintiff’s rebuttal report due | April 12 | |||
| +10 days - Dispositive motion deadline | April 22 | |||
| +40 days - Argument date | June 3 | |||
| +28 days or more, to the next available pre-trial conference date - Pre-trial conference |
July 2 | |||
| Jury selection | August 13-16 | |||
| Trial term | August 26 – September 27 | |||
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