Filed: Jan. 15, 2016
Latest Update: Jan. 15, 2016
Summary: ORDER KENDALL J. NEWMAN , Magistrate Judge . Presently pending before the court is a motion to compel discovery responses, which has been noticed for hearing on February 12, 2016. (ECF No. 30.) However, plaintiffs' motion fails to comply with the operative scheduling order, which requires discovery motions to be heard no later than January 14, 2016. ( See ECF No. 23.) Although plaintiffs are proceeding without counsel, 1 and the court thus liberally construes their pleadings and filings,
Summary: ORDER KENDALL J. NEWMAN , Magistrate Judge . Presently pending before the court is a motion to compel discovery responses, which has been noticed for hearing on February 12, 2016. (ECF No. 30.) However, plaintiffs' motion fails to comply with the operative scheduling order, which requires discovery motions to be heard no later than January 14, 2016. ( See ECF No. 23.) Although plaintiffs are proceeding without counsel, 1 and the court thus liberally construes their pleadings and filings, t..
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ORDER
KENDALL J. NEWMAN, Magistrate Judge.
Presently pending before the court is a motion to compel discovery responses, which has been noticed for hearing on February 12, 2016. (ECF No. 30.) However, plaintiffs' motion fails to comply with the operative scheduling order, which requires discovery motions to be heard no later than January 14, 2016. (See ECF No. 23.) Although plaintiffs are proceeding without counsel,1 and the court thus liberally construes their pleadings and filings, they are required to comply with the Local Rules, court orders, and case deadlines.
Moreover, good cause does not exist to modify the scheduling order. The discovery responses at issue were served on November 12, 2015, which provided plaintiffs with an adequate opportunity to bring a timely motion to compel in accordance with the court's scheduling order. Instead, plaintiffs first contacted defendants' counsel to schedule a meet-and-confer conference on December 24, 2015, which, in addition to being Christmas Eve, was the last day on which a notice of motion to compel could have been filed to ensure a timely hearing on January 14, 2016. (See ECF No. 29; see also E.D. Cal. L.R. 251.)
In sum, the discovery motion hearing deadline has now passed, and no further discovery motions will be entertained from any party. The parties are encouraged to focus their efforts on preparing for any dispositive motions and/or trial.
Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the motion to compel (ECF No. 30) is DENIED.
