Uniform Scheduling Order Dates - Eastern 2025-2026; Uniform Scheduling Order Dates - Southern 2025-2026
Hon. Emily C. Marks · U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
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=== Uniform Scheduling Order Dates - Eastern 2025-2026 ===
Uniform Scheduling Order Dates – 2025-2026 EASTERN DIVISION CIVIL TERMS Dates are calculated as follows: Trial Date Pretrial Conference Proposed Pretrial Order Dispositive Motions Deadline Discovery/Settlement Conference Expert Witness Plaintiff Expert Witness Defendant Amend Pleadings Witness Lists/Depositions/Exhibits Objections to Trial Exhibits, etc. Reply to Objections Voir Dire, Motions in Limine Objections, Response Set by Court Calendar Set by Court Calendar 1 week before Pretrial Conference 120 days before Pretrial Conference 30 days before Dispositive Motion Deadline 90 days before Discovery Cutoff 60 days before Discovery Cutoff 77 days (generally) from date of USO 1 week before Pretrial Conference 14 days after designations 7 days after objections 30 days before trial 21 days before trial Trial Date Pretrial Conference Proposed Pretrial Order Dispositive Motions Deadline Discovery/Settlement Conference Expert Witness Plaintiff Expert Witness Defendant Amend Pleadings Witness Lists/Depositions/Exhibits Objections to Trial Exhibits, etc. Reply to Objections Voir Dire, Motions in Limine Objections, Response 2/10/2025 12/19/2024 12/12/2024 8/21/2024 7/22/2024 4/23/2024 5/23/2024 77 days from date of USO 12/12/2024 12/26/2024 1/2/2025 1/10/2025 1/21/2025 Trial Date Pretrial Conference Proposed Pretrial Order Dispositive Motions Deadline Discovery/Settlement Conference Expert Witness Plaintiff Expert Witness Defendant Amend Pleadings Witness Lists/Depositions/Exhibits Objections to Trial Exhibits, etc. Reply to Objections Voir Dire, Motions in Limine Objections, Response 5/12/2025 3/27/2025 3/20/2025 11/27/2024 10/28/2024 7/30/2024 8/29/2024 77 days from date of USO 3/20/2025 4/3/2025 4/10/2025 4/11/2025 4/21/2025 Trial Date Pretrial Conference Proposed Pretrial Order Dispositive Motions Deadline Discovery/Settlement Conference Expert Witness Plaintiff Expert Witness Defendant Amend Pleadings Witness Lists/Depositions/Exhibits Objections to Trial Exhibits, etc. Reply to Objections Voir Dire, Motions in Limine Objections, Response 8/25/2025 6/18/2025 6/11/2025 2/18/2025 1/17/2025 10/21/2024 11/20/2024 77 days from date of USO 6/11/2025 6/25/2025 7/2/2025 7/25/2025 8/4/2025 Trial Date Pretrial Conference Proposed Pretrial Order Dispositive Motions Deadline Discovery/Settlement Conference Expert Witness Plaintiff Expert Witness Defendant Amend Pleadings Witness Lists/Depositions/Exhibits Objections to Trial Exhibits, etc. Reply to Objections Voir Dire, Motions in Limine Objections, Response 11/3/2025 9/4/2025 8/28/2025 5/7/2025 4/7/2025 1/7/2025 2/6/2025 77 days from date of USO 8/28/2025 9/11/2025 8/18/2025 10/3/2025 10/14/2025 Trial Date Pretrial Conference Proposed Pretrial Order Dispositive Motions Deadline Discovery/Settlement Conference Expert Witness Plaintiff Expert Witness Defendant Amend Pleadings Witness Lists/Depositions/Exhibits Objections to Trial Exhibits, etc. Reply to Objections Voir Dire, Motions in Limine Objections, Response 2/2/2026 12/11/2025 12/4/2025 8/13/2025 7/14/2025 4/15/2025 5/15/2025 77 days from date of USO 12/4/2025 12/18/2025 12/26/2025 1/2/2026 1/12/2026 Trial Date Pretrial Conference Proposed Pretrial Order Dispositive Motions Deadline Discovery/Settlement Conference Expert Witness Plaintiff Expert Witness Defendant Amend Pleadings Witness Lists/Depositions/Exhibits Objections to Trial Exhibits, etc. Reply to Objections Voir Dire, Motions in Limine Objections, Response 5/4/2026 3/5/2026 2/26/2026 11/5/2025 10/6/2025 7/8/2025 8/7/2025 77 days from date of USO 2/26/2026 3/12/2026 3/19/2026 4/3/2026 4/13/2026 Trial Date Pretrial Conference Proposed Pretrial Order Dispositive Motions Deadline Discovery/Settlement Conference Expert Witness Plaintiff Expert Witness Defendant Amend Pleadings Witness Lists/Depositions/Exhibits Objections to Trial Exhibits, etc. Reply to Objections Voir Dire, Motions in Limine Objections, Response 8/3/2026 6/11/2026 6/4/2026 2/11/2026 1/12/2026 11/14/2025 11/13/2025 77 days from date of USO 6/4/2026 6/18/2026 6/25/2026 7/2/2026 7/13/2026 Trial Date Pretrial Conference Proposed Pretrial Order Dispositive Motions Deadline Discovery/Settlement Conference Expert Witness Plaintiff Expert Witness Defendant Amend Pleadings Witness Lists/Depositions/Exhibits Objections to Trial Exhibits, etc. Reply to Objections Voir Dire, Motions in Limine Objections, Response 11/2/2026 9/10/2026 9/3/2026 5/13/2026 4/13/2026 1/13/2026 2/12/2026 77 days from date of USO 9/3/2026 9/17/2026 9/24/2026 10/2/2026 10/13/2026
=== Uniform Scheduling Order Dates - Southern 2025-2026 ===
Uniform Scheduling Order Dates – 2025-2026 SOUTHERN DIVISION Dates are calculated as follows: Trial Date Pretrial Conference Proposed Pretrial Order Dispositive Motions Deadline Discovery/Settlement Conference Expert Witness Plaintiff Expert Witness Defendant Amend Pleadings Witness Lists/Depositions/Exhibits Objections to Trial Exhibits, etc. Reply to Objections Voir Dire, Motions in Limine Objections, Response Set by Court Calendar Set by Court Calendar 1 week before Pretrial Conference 120 days before Pretrial Conference 30 days before Dispositive Motion Deadline 90 days before Discovery Cutoff 60 days before Discovery Cutoff 77 days (generally) from date of USO 1 week before Pretrial Conference 14 days after designations 7 days after objections 30 days before trial 21 days before trial Trial Date Pretrial Conference Proposed Pretrial Order Dispositive Motions Deadline Discovery/Settlement Conference Expert Witness Plaintiff Expert Witness Defendant Amend Pleadings Witness Lists/Depositions/Exhibits Objections to Trial Exhibits, etc. Reply to Objections Voir Dire, Motions in Limine Objections, Response 1/27/2025 12/5/2024 11/27/2024 8/7/2024 7/8/2024 4/9/2024 5/9/2024 77 days from date of USO 11/27/2024 12/11/2024 12/18/2024 12/27/2024 1/6/2025 Trial Date Pretrial Conference Proposed Pretrial Order Dispositive Motions Deadline Discovery/Settlement Conference Expert Witness Plaintiff Expert Witness Defendant Amend Pleadings Witness Lists/Depositions/Exhibits Objections to Trial Exhibits, etc. Reply to Objections Voir Dire, Motions in Limine Objections, Response 4/28/2025 3/6/2025 2/27/2025 11/6/2024 10/7/2024 7/9/2024 8/8/2024 77 days from date of USO 2/27/2025 3/13/2025 3/20/2025 3/28/2025 4/7/2025 Trial Date Pretrial Conference Proposed Pretrial Order Dispositive Motions Deadline Discovery/Settlement Conference Expert Witness Plaintiff Expert Witness Defendant Amend Pleadings Witness Lists/Depositions/Exhibits Objections to Trial Exhibits, etc. Reply to Objections Voir Dire, Motions in Limine Objections, Response 7/14/2025 5/22/2025 5/15/2025 1/22/2025 12/23/2024 9/24/2024 10/24/2024 77 days from date of USO 5/15/2025 5/29/2025 6/5/2025 6/13/2025 6/23/2025 Trial Date Pretrial Conference Proposed Pretrial Order Dispositive Motions Deadline Discovery/Settlement Conference Expert Witness Plaintiff Expert Witness Defendant Amend Pleadings Witness Lists/Depositions/Exhibits Objections to Trial Exhibits, etc. Reply to Objections Voir Dire, Motions in Limine Objections, Response 10/6/2025 8/7/2025 7/31/2025 4/6/2025 3/10/2025 12/10/2024 1/9/2025 77 days from date of USO 7/31/2025 8/14/2025 8/21/2025 9/5/2025 9/15/2025 Trial Date Pretrial Conference Proposed Pretrial Order Dispositive Motions Deadline Discovery/Settlement Conference Expert Witness Plaintiff Expert Witness Defendant Amend Pleadings Witness Lists/Depositions/Exhibits Objections to Trial Exhibits, etc. Reply to Objections Voir Dire, Motions in Limine Objections, Response 1/5/2026 10/30/2025 10/23/2025 7/2/2025 6/2/2025 3/4/2025 4/3/2025 77 days from date of USO 10/23/2025 11/6/2025 11/13/2025 12/5/2025 12/15/2025 Trial Date Pretrial Conference Proposed Pretrial Order Dispositive Motions Deadline Discovery/Settlement Conference Expert Witness Plaintiff Expert Witness Defendant Amend Pleadings Witness Lists/Depositions/Exhibits Objections to Trial Exhibits, etc. Reply to Objections Voir Dire, Motions in Limine Objections, Response 4/6/2026 2/12/2026 2/5/2026 10/15/2025 9/15/2025 6/17/2025 7/17/2025 77 days from date of USO 2/5/2026 2/19/2026 2/26/2026 3/6/2026 3/16/2026 Trial Date Pretrial Conference Proposed Pretrial Order Dispositive Motions Deadline Discovery/Settlement Conference Expert Witness Plaintiff Expert Witness Defendant Amend Pleadings Witness Lists/Depositions/Exhibits Objections to Trial Exhibits, etc. Reply to Objections Voir Dire, Motions in Limine Objections, Response 7/7/2026 5/14/2026 5/7/2026 1/14/2026 12/15/2026 9/16/2026 10/16/2026 77 days from date of USO 5/7/2026 5/21/2026 5/28/2026 6/5/2026 6/15/2026 Trial Date Pretrial Conference Proposed Pretrial Order Dispositive Motions Deadline Discovery/Settlement Conference Expert Witness Plaintiff Expert Witness Defendant Amend Pleadings Witness Lists/Depositions/Exhibits Objections to Trial Exhibits, etc. Reply to Objections Voir Dire, Motions in Limine Objections, Response 10/19/2026 8/27/2026 8/20/2026 4/29/2026 3/30/2026 12/30/2025 1/29/2026 77 days from date of USO 8/20/2026 9/3/2026 9/10/2026 9/18/2026 9/28/2026