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D. Mass. L.R. 26.4
Special Procedures for Handling Experts
(a) Objections to Expert Witnesses. Unless otherwise directed by the judicial officer, the
disclosure regarding experts required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2) shall be made at least 90
days before the final pretrial conference. A party who intends to object to the qualifications
of an expert witness, or to the introduction of any proposed exhibit related to that expert’s
testimony, shall give written notice of the grounds of objection, together with supporting
authority, to all other parties no later than the time for such objections provided in L.R.
16.5(c).
(b) Setting Terms and Conditions. At the final pretrial conference, the judicial officer shall
consider:
(1) precluding the appearance of expert witnesses not timely identified;
(2) precluding use of any trial testimony by an expert at variance with any written statement
or any deposition testimony;
(3) making a ruling concerning the use of expert depositions, including video depositions
at trial; and
(4) making any other ruling on the admissibility of expert testimony at the trial.
History
Adopted effective October 1, 1992; amended effective January 2, 1995.
Provenance
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- www.mad.uscourts.gov
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- 2026-09-18
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- fed-district-2026-09-18
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