Asmussen v. CSX Transportation

Asmussen v. CSX Transportation, Inc., No. 814, September Term 2019 Opinion by Kehoe, J. PRETRIAL PROCEDURE – SCHEDULING ORDERS – AMENDMENT OR MODIFICATION Scheduling-order deadlines are not unyieldingly rigid, and, under Md. Rule 2-504(c), the circuit court “shall” modify scheduling orders “to prevent injustice.” But the deadlines are not to be complaisantly lax either. Only when substantial compliance with the scheduling order and good cause for deviation have been shown by the party unable to meet the order’s deadlines does modification “prevent injustice.” Md. Rule 2-504(c). PRETRIAL…