Legal Opinion
Jochims v. Isuzu Motors, Ltd.
District Court, S.D. Iowa
Decided November 12, 1992No. 3-89-CV-70109PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
BENNETT, United States Magistrate Judge.
This litigation raises the all too frequent and vexatious problem of a party designating expert witnesses beyond the deadline imposed in a scheduling order .pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16(b) & (e) and the inevitable disruption such an untimely request imposes on the litigation and the trial court’s case management responsibilities. Additionally, the question of appropriate sanctions for a party’s disregard of the pretrial scheduling order is at issue.
I. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND.
This is a products liability suit in which Plaintiff…
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