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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 |
August 26 - September 6 | |||
Jury selection | October 14 - 15 | |||
Trial term | October 14 - 15 |