SUSTRIK v. EQUIFAX INFORMATION SERVICES, LLC, 2:16-cv-02866-RFB-NJK. (2017)
Court: District Court, D. Nevada
Number: infdco20171023k45
Visitors: 14
Filed: Oct. 20, 2017
Latest Update: Oct. 20, 2017
Summary: ORDER (Docket No. 57) NANCY J. KOPPE , Magistrate Judge . Pending before the Court is Plaintiffs' motion to extend the discovery cutoff by 90 days. Docket No. 57. Defendant filed a response in partial opposition, agreeing only to an extension of 30 days. Docket No. 60. Plaintiffs filed a reply. Docket No. 62. Had common-sense practicality and cooperation prevailed during the meet-and-confer process, this dispute would not have required judicial intervention. Cf. Olesczuk v. Citizens One H
Summary: ORDER (Docket No. 57) NANCY J. KOPPE , Magistrate Judge . Pending before the Court is Plaintiffs' motion to extend the discovery cutoff by 90 days. Docket No. 57. Defendant filed a response in partial opposition, agreeing only to an extension of 30 days. Docket No. 60. Plaintiffs filed a reply. Docket No. 62. Had common-sense practicality and cooperation prevailed during the meet-and-confer process, this dispute would not have required judicial intervention. Cf. Olesczuk v. Citizens One Ho..
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ORDER
(Docket No. 57)
NANCY J. KOPPE, Magistrate Judge.
Pending before the Court is Plaintiffs' motion to extend the discovery cutoff by 90 days. Docket No. 57. Defendant filed a response in partial opposition, agreeing only to an extension of 30 days. Docket No. 60. Plaintiffs filed a reply. Docket No. 62. Had common-sense practicality and cooperation prevailed during the meet-and-confer process, this dispute would not have required judicial intervention. Cf. Olesczuk v. Citizens One Home Loans, 2016 U.S. Dist. Lexis 153342, at *2-3 (D. Nev. Nov. 4, 2016).1 Having now reviewed the motion and briefing, the Court finds good cause exists for a 60-day extension of the discovery cutoff and subsequent deadlines.2 The motion to extend is therefore GRANTED in part and DENIED in part, and deadlines are SET as follows:
• Discovery cutoff: January 8, 2018
• Dispositive motions: February 7, 2018
• Joint proposed pretrial order: March 9, 2018
IT IS SO ORDERED.
FootNotes
1. The parties contacted chambers in an attempt to resolve this dispute informally pursuant to Local Rule 1-1(b) before conducting their required meet-and-confer on the dispute. See Docket No. 57-1 at ¶ 22 ("Because the Court indicated its preference for briefing, the parties held their 26-7 conference"). As the Court has explained previously, an informal conference with chambers may not be used a substitute for conducting a meet-and-confer. See Olesczuk, 2016 U.S. Dist. Lexis 153342, at *2 ("Local Rule 1-1 has not transformed magistrate judges into clearinghouses for resolving insignificant discovery disputes. Counsel are still expected to seek court involvement as a last resort only when a discovery dispute implicates truly significant interests that counsel cannot resolve through reasonable cooperation during the meet-and-confer process").
2. In briefing the motion to extend, the parties provide argument regarding the appropriateness of certain discovery sought. The Court expresses no opinion herein on those issues.
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