On March 27, 2015 a
Court Motion,Standing Order
was filed
involving a dispute between
Castillo, Juan,
and
National Unity Insurance Company,
for CNTR CNSMR COM DEBT
in the District Court of Dallas County.
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USUE
» ui BOY
CAUSE No, DC-15-03564
JUAN CASTILLO IN THE DISTRICT COURT
VS. 1018" JUDICIAL DISTRICT
NATIONAL UNITY INSURANCE
COMPANY DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS
UNIFORM SCHEDULING ORDER (LEVEL 3)
In accordance with Rules 166, 190 and 192 of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, the
Court makes the following order to control discovery and the schedule of this cause
1 This case will be ready and is set for JURY TRIAL - CIVIL on MAY 03, 2016 at
9:00 AM (“this Trial Setting”). Reset or continuance of this Trial Setting will not alter any
deadlines established in this Order or established by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, unless
otherwise provided by order.
2 Pretrial matters will be completed by the following dates
amended pleadings asserting new causes of
action or defenses
130 days before this Trial Setting
fact discovery closes 115 days before this Trial Setting
party seeking affirmative relief to designate
115 days before this Trial Setting
experts (if no reports provided)
party seeking affirmative relief to designate
105 days before this Trial Setting
experts (if reports provided)
party opposing affirmative relief to
90 days before this Trial Setting
designate experts & provide reports see
designation of rebuttal experts & provide
75 days before this Trial Setting
reports
all expert discovery closes 45 days before this Trial Setting
other amended pleadings. 45 days before this Trial Setting
3. The parties may, by written agreement, alter the pretrial deadlines, set forth
above. Amended pleadings responsive to timely filed pleadings under this Order may be filed
after the deadline for amended pleadings if filed within two (2) weeks after the pleading to which
they respond. Except by agreement of the party, leave of court, or where expressly authorized by
the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, no party may obtain discovery of information subject to
disclosure under Rule 194 by any other form of discovery. Any objection or motion to exclude
or limit expert testimony due to qualification of the expert or reliability of the opinions must be
filed no later than seven (7) days after the close of expert discovery, or such objection is waived.
Any motion to compel responses to discovery (other than relating to factual matters arising after
the end of fact discovery) must be filed no later than seven (7) days after the close of fact
discovery or such complaint is waived, except for the sanction of exclusion under Rule 193.6.
4 Each side may have 75 hours of depositions and each party may have 50
interrogatories, subject to the conditions of Rule 190.3(b)(2) and (3).
5 No additional parties may be joined more than eight (8) months after the
commencement of this case except on motion for leave showing good cause. This paragraph
does not otherwise alter the requirements of Rule 38. The party joining an additional party shall
serve a copy of this Order on the new party concurrently with the pleading joining that party.
6 The parties shall mediate this case no later than sixty (60) days before this Trial
Setting, unless otherwise provided by court order. Mediation will be conducted in accordance
with the standing Dallas County Civil District Court order regarding mediation, which is
available from the Dallas County ADR Coordinator. All parties shall contact the mediator to
arrange the mediation in accordance with this Court’s MEDIATION ORDER. WILL PRYOR,
at TWO LINCOLN CENTRE 5420 LBJ FREEWAY SUITE 626 DALLAS
TX 75240 is hereby appointed mediator. The parties must advise both the court and the
aforementioned mediator in writing of any agreed mediator within fourteen (14) days from the
date this Order. Any mediator substitution requested beyond such time may only be made by
motion for submission to the court for good cause and under extraordinary circumstances.
Unless otherwise ordered by the court, the parties shall select a mediator by agreement; if the
parties are unable to agree on a mediator, they shall advise the court within fourteen (14) days of
the date of this order; the court will appoint a mediator.
7 Fourteen (14) days before this Trial Setting, the parties shall exchange
designations of deposition testimony to be offered in direct examination and a list of exhibits,
including any demonstrative aids and affidavits, and shall exchange copies of any exhibits not
previously produced in discovery; over-designation is strongly discouraged and may be
sanctioned. Except for records to be offered by way of business record affidavits, each exhibit
must be identified separately and not by category or group designation. Ten (10) days before
this Trial Setting, the parties shall exchange in writing their objections to the opposing party’s
proposed exhibits, including objections under Rule 193.7, and deposition testimony. On or
before ten (10) days before this Trial Setting, the attorneys in charge for all parties shall meet in
person to confer on stipulations regarding the materials to be submitted to the Court under this
paragraph and attempt to maximize agreement on such matters. By 4 p.m. on the Thursday
before this Trial Setting, the parties shall file with the Court the materials stated in Rule 166(d)-
(m), an estimate of the length of trial, designation of deposition testimony to be offered in direct
examination, and any motions in limine. Failure to file such materials may result in dismissal for
want of prosecution or other appropriate sanction.
8 All Daubert challenges and witness challenges and all dispositive motions,
including Motions for Summary Judgment, shall be set and heard at least 30 days prior to this
trial setting or they are waived.
Plaintiff/Plaintiff's counsel shall serve a copy of this order on any currently named
defendants answering after the date of this order.
SIGNED on 5/1/2015.
Bh. Nile
STACI WILLIAMS, Presiding Judge
pe: WILL PRYOR; MICHAEL W JOHNSTON; BENJAMIN TENENHOLTZ
ADDITIONALLY, YOU MAY ACCESS THE COURT'S FILE, BY GOING TO:
co! -dall county. I
Document Filed Date
May 01, 2015
Case Filing Date
March 27, 2015
Category
CNTR CNSMR COM DEBT
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USUE » ui BOY CAUSE No, DC-15-03564 JUAN CASTILLO IN THE DISTRICT COURT VS. 1018" JUDICIAL DISTRICT NATIONAL UNITY INSURANCE COMPANY DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS UNIFORM SCHEDULING ORDER (LEVEL 3) In accordance with Rules 166, 190 and 192 of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, the Court makes the following order to control discovery and the schedule of this cause 1 This case will be ready and is set for JURY TRIAL - CIVIL on MAY 03, 2016 at 9:00 AM (“this Trial Setting”). Reset or continuance of this Trial Setting will not alter any deadlines established in this Order or established by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, unless otherwise provided by order. 2 Pretrial matters will be completed by the following dates amended pleadings asserting new causes of action or defenses 130 days before this Trial Setting fact discovery closes 115 days before this Trial Setting party seeking affirmative relief to designate 115 days before this Trial Setting experts (if no reports provided) party seeking affirmative relief to designate 105 days before this Trial Setting experts (if reports provided) party opposing affirmative relief to 90 days before this Trial Setting designate experts & provide reports see designation of rebuttal experts & provide 75 days before this Trial Setting reports all expert discovery closes 45 days before this Trial Setting other amended pleadings. 45 days before this Trial Setting 3. The parties may, by written agreement, alter the pretrial deadlines, set forth above. Amended pleadings responsive to timely filed pleadings under this Order may be filed after the deadline for amended pleadings if filed within two (2) weeks after the pleading to which they respond. Except by agreement of the party, leave of court, or where expressly authorized by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, no party may obtain discovery of information subject to disclosure under Rule 194 by any other form of discovery. Any objection or motion to exclude or limit expert testimony due to qualification of the expert or reliability of the opinions must be filed no later than seven (7) days after the close of expert discovery, or such objection is waived. Any motion to compel responses to discovery (other than relating to factual matters arising after the end of fact discovery) must be filed no later than seven (7) days after the close of fact discovery or such complaint is waived, except for the sanction of exclusion under Rule 193.6. 4 Each side may have 75 hours of depositions and each party may have 50 interrogatories, subject to the conditions of Rule 190.3(b)(2) and (3). 5 No additional parties may be joined more than eight (8) months after the commencement of this case except on motion for leave showing good cause. This paragraph does not otherwise alter the requirements of Rule 38. The party joining an additional party shall serve a copy of this Order on the new party concurrently with the pleading joining that party. 6 The parties shall mediate this case no later than sixty (60) days before this Trial Setting, unless otherwise provided by court order. Mediation will be conducted in accordance with the standing Dallas County Civil District Court order regarding mediation, which is available from the Dallas County ADR Coordinator. All parties shall contact the mediator to arrange the mediation in accordance with this Court’s MEDIATION ORDER. WILL PRYOR, at TWO LINCOLN CENTRE 5420 LBJ FREEWAY SUITE 626 DALLAS TX 75240 is hereby appointed mediator. The parties must advise both the court and the aforementioned mediator in writing of any agreed mediator within fourteen (14) days from the date this Order. Any mediator substitution requested beyond such time may only be made by motion for submission to the court for good cause and under extraordinary circumstances. Unless otherwise ordered by the court, the parties shall select a mediator by agreement; if the parties are unable to agree on a mediator, they shall advise the court within fourteen (14) days of the date of this order; the court will appoint a mediator. 7 Fourteen (14) days before this Trial Setting, the parties shall exchange designations of deposition testimony to be offered in direct examination and a list of exhibits, including any demonstrative aids and affidavits, and shall exchange copies of any exhibits not previously produced in discovery; over-designation is strongly discouraged and may be sanctioned. Except for records to be offered by way of business record affidavits, each exhibit must be identified separately and not by category or group designation. Ten (10) days before this Trial Setting, the parties shall exchange in writing their objections to the opposing party’s proposed exhibits, including objections under Rule 193.7, and deposition testimony. On or before ten (10) days before this Trial Setting, the attorneys in charge for all parties shall meet in person to confer on stipulations regarding the materials to be submitted to the Court under this paragraph and attempt to maximize agreement on such matters. By 4 p.m. on the Thursday before this Trial Setting, the parties shall file with the Court the materials stated in Rule 166(d)- (m), an estimate of the length of trial, designation of deposition testimony to be offered in direct examination, and any motions in limine. Failure to file such materials may result in dismissal for want of prosecution or other appropriate sanction. 8 All Daubert challenges and witness challenges and all dispositive motions, including Motions for Summary Judgment, shall be set and heard at least 30 days prior to this trial setting or they are waived. Plaintiff/Plaintiff's counsel shall serve a copy of this order on any currently named defendants answering after the date of this order. SIGNED on 5/1/2015. Bh. Nile STACI WILLIAMS, Presiding Judge pe: WILL PRYOR; MICHAEL W JOHNSTON; BENJAMIN TENENHOLTZ ADDITIONALLY, YOU MAY ACCESS THE COURT'S FILE, BY GOING TO: co! -dall county. I