Judicial Survey Questions

FDS Q21: What, if any, expert discovery deadlines do you set at the initial scheduling conference? When do you typically set a schedule for the filing of Daubert motions?

FDS A21: I will normally set deadlines for expert disclosures and depositions at the scheduling conference. I normally set deadlines for the filing of Daubert motions at a later point in the proceedings, typically during a subsequent status conference when counsel alerts me to the issue. Ideally, Daubert hearings will take place after the close of expert discovery but well in advance of the trial.

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* Saylor, F. Dennis IV

United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts