{"id":885,"date":"2012-12-12T12:07:02","date_gmt":"2012-12-12T12:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ericjorden.com\/blog\/?p=885"},"modified":"2012-12-12T12:07:02","modified_gmt":"2012-12-12T12:07:02","slug":"the-role-of-a-professional-engineer-assisting-counsel-prepare-for-a-trial-date-assignment-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ericjorden.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/12\/the-role-of-a-professional-engineer-assisting-counsel-prepare-for-a-trial-date-assignment-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"The role of a professional engineer assisting counsel prepare for a Trial Date Assignment Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This short item is\u00a0one\u00a0in\u00a0a series on the role of a professional engineer assisting counsel at the different stages of civil litigation.\u00a0 Others in the series are listed below in the References.<\/p>\n<p>The series is intended to help lawyers and their clients understand how they can use professional engineers in the resolution of disputes with technical issues.<\/p>\n<p>The <span style=\"color: #000000;\">detailed<\/span> tasks at this stage are <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>listed below in<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>blue<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Trial Date Assignment Conference<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Once the principal discoveries have taken place, any party can ask for a Trial Date.\u00a0 This is done with a formal notice to the court for a Trial Date Assignment Conference.<\/p>\n<p>These conferences are based on formal submissions by the parties setting out:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The issues,<\/li>\n<li>How many witnesses they will have,<\/li>\n<li>How many of these witnesses are experts,<\/li>\n<li>The general subject matter to which each witness will speak,<\/li>\n<li>How long the trial will take, and,<\/li>\n<li>Whether the trial will be judge alone or judge and jury.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The lawyers for each party attend in front of a judge during the Date Assignment Conference or confer over the telephone.\u00a0 The parties to the action do not usually take part in the conference.<\/p>\n<p>At the conference, the court sets a number of applicable dates:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The date by which all discoveries are to be completed,<\/li>\n<li>Date by which expert reports are to be circulated,<\/li>\n<li>Finish date,<\/li>\n<li>Date for the trial readiness conference, and,<\/li>\n<li>The date of the trial.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A professional engineer might assist counsel prepare for the Trial Date Assignment Conference\u00a0in the\u00a0following ways:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><em>Review forensic engineering investigation file and brief counsel on technical matters and\u00a0issues relevant to the Trial Date\u00a0Assignment Conference<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><em>Advise counsel about time needed to finalize engineering report suitable for circulating as required by the judge<\/em><em><\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><em>Brief counsel on future availability for testifying at trial<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>References<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Steps in the civil litigation process, published August 28, 2012<\/li>\n<li>Steps in the forensic engineering investigation process, published October 26, 2012<\/li>\n<li>The role of a professional engineer in <strong>counsel&#8217;s decision to take a case<\/strong>, published June 26, 2012<\/li>\n<li>The role of a professional engineer assisting counsel prepare a <strong>Notice of Claim<\/strong>, published July 26, 2012<\/li>\n<li>The role of a professional engineer assisting counsel prepare a <strong>Statement of Claim,<\/strong> published September 11, 2012<\/li>\n<li>The role of a professional engineer assisting counsel prepare a <strong>Statement of Defence<\/strong>, published September 26, 2012<\/li>\n<li>The role of a professional engineer assisting counsel prepare an <strong>Affidavit of Documents<\/strong>, published October 4, 2012<\/li>\n<li>The role of a professional engineer assisting counsel during <strong>Discovery<\/strong>, published October 16, 2012<\/li>\n<li>The role of a professional engineer assisting counsel during <strong>Alternate Dispute Resolutionn (ADR),<\/strong> published November 16, 2012<\/li>\n<li>The role of a professional engineer assisting\u00a0counsel prepare for a <strong>Settlement Conference<\/strong>, published November 29, 2012<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This short item is\u00a0one\u00a0in\u00a0a series on the role of a professional engineer assisting counsel at the different stages of civil litigation.\u00a0 Others in the series are listed below in the References. 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