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Assault Libel & Slander | Massachusetts
Extension of Time
Assented to MOTION for Extension of Time to July 31, 2026 to Serve Expert Disclosures and Extension of Time to August 27, 2026 to complete expert depositions by Kevin J Hecht.(Brewster, Samuel)
Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief
District Judge Leo T. Sorokin: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered: re 705 MOTION Substitute Expert and Supplement Expert Disclosure. As the Court ordered, Doc. No. 699 , Appian moved for leave to substitute its rebuttal expert to Pega’s report from Dr. Robinson due to the passing of its original rebuttal expert, Dr. Cole. Doc. No. 705 . The parties agree that the expert’s death is a “substantial justifi[cation]” for a substitute expert under Rule 37(c)(1). Id. at 1–2; Doc. No. 745 at 1. They also agree about the limitations to which a substitute expert’s report is subject: the substitute expert is limited to the same subject matter as Dr. Cole’s report without meaningful changes. Doc. No. 705 at 3–4; Doc. No. 745 at 7. Appian “commits that it will not proceed with any substitute expert whose report or testimony falls outside these bounds.” Doc. No. 705 at 4. That is a wise commitment, of course, given that any new or different theories, opinions, or approaches would likely be subject to a successful motion to strike under Rule 37. The parties disagree, however, as to the timeline. Appian asks to disclose its substitute expert and the expert’s report by August 31, 2026. Id. at 2. Pega asks the Court to order Appian to identify its new expert “immediately” and to submit any supplemental report by July 21, 2026. Doc. No. 745 at 1, 7. Under the circumstances, the appropriate course is somewhere in the middle. Appian shall disclose its substitute expert and any supplemental report by July 31, 2026. Pega is entitled to depose the new expert, and the parties shall confer and agree upon a schedule for that deposition. Appian’s motion to substitute (Doc. No. 705 ) is ALLOWED to the extent described herein and otherwise DENIED.(FGD)
As the Court ordered, Doc. No. 699 , Appian moved for leave to substitute its rebuttal expert to Pega’s report from Dr. Robinson due to the passing of its original rebuttal expert, Dr. Cole. Doc. No. 705 . The parties agree that the expert’s death is a “substantial justifi[cation]” for a substitute expert under Rule 37(c)(1). Id. at 1–2; Doc. No. 745 at 1. They also agree about the limitations to which a substitute expert’s report is subject: the substitute expert is limited to the same subject matter as Dr. Cole’s report without meaningful changes. Doc. No. 705 at 3–4; Doc. No. 745 at 7. Appian “commits that it will not proceed with any substitute expert whose report or testimony falls outside these bounds.” Doc. No. 705 at 4. That is a wise commitment, of course, given that any new or different theories, opinions, or approaches would likely be subject to a successful motion to strike under Rule 37.
The parties disagree, however, as to the timeline. Appian asks to disclose its substitute expert and the expert’s report by August 31, 2026. Id. at 2. Pega asks the Court to order Appian to identify its new expert “immediately” and to submit any supplemental report by July 21, 2026. Doc. No. 745 at 1, 7. Under the circumstances, the appropriate course is somewhere in the middle. Appian shall disclose its substitute expert and any supplemental report by July 31, 2026. Pega is entitled to depose the new expert, and the parties shall confer and agree upon a schedule for that deposition. Appian’s motion to substitute (Doc. No. 705 ) is ALLOWED to the extent described herein and otherwise DENIED.
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