This preliminary pretrial conference order, entered November 20, 2025, governs the civil case 2700 Winter, LLC v. James W. Paine, Jason Serck, and the City of Superior in the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, Case No. 25-cv-837-jdp. The order follows a telephonic pretrial conference at which plaintiff 2700 Winter, LLC appeared through Attorney Nathan Cockerham and the defendants appeared through Attorney Kole Kobel. Magistrate Judge Anita Marie Boor sets the expectations for civility, cooperation, and adherence to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure while the parties prepare the case for trial.

The order establishes that amendments to pleadings may be made only with leave of court under Rule 15, emphasizing that later requests to amend are less likely to be granted. It then sets detailed expert disclosure deadlines: plaintiff’s expert disclosures are due April 1, 2026, and defendants’ are due June 1, 2026, with strict rules on expert reports, supplementation, and the filing of Daubert or other exclusion motions. The court warns that failure to follow these requirements may result in exclusion of expert testimony under Rule 37.

The schedule further provides that dispositive motions must be filed by July 23, 2026, with specific briefing timelines and a reminder that summary judgment practice must conform to the court’s attached procedures. Discovery must be completed by November 11, 2026, and the order explains that discovery materials are not to be filed with the court except when used in connection with a motion. The court requires the parties to attempt in good faith to resolve discovery disputes on their own and warns that delays in raising disputes may not justify changing the schedule.

To encourage potential settlement and efficient resolution, the court sets November 18, 2026 as the deadline for confidential settlement letters, followed by deadlines for Rule 26(a)(3) disclosures and motions in limine on November 25, 2026, with responses due December 9, 2026. Final pretrial conferences are scheduled for December 23 and December 30, 2026, and a jury trial of approximately two days is set for January 4, 2027. The order also addresses use of the court’s electronic courtroom equipment and reminds corporate parties of their ongoing duty to update corporate disclosure statements.