Filed: Sep. 21, 2018
Latest Update: Sep. 21, 2018
Summary: PARTIES' STIPULATION RE DISCOVERY SCHEDULE; AND [PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING STIPULATION TO EXTEND THE NON-EXPERT DISCOVERY DEADLINE JENNIFER L. THURSTON , Magistrate Judge . WHEREAS, Plaintiff's counsel has an extraordinarily challenging trial schedule during and leading to the close of non-expert discovery on November 26, 2018, per the Court's Scheduling Order of April 27, 2018, with the following trials on calendar: Maughan v. State Farm Insurance Company on October 5, 2018 in the
Summary: PARTIES' STIPULATION RE DISCOVERY SCHEDULE; AND [PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING STIPULATION TO EXTEND THE NON-EXPERT DISCOVERY DEADLINE JENNIFER L. THURSTON , Magistrate Judge . WHEREAS, Plaintiff's counsel has an extraordinarily challenging trial schedule during and leading to the close of non-expert discovery on November 26, 2018, per the Court's Scheduling Order of April 27, 2018, with the following trials on calendar: Maughan v. State Farm Insurance Company on October 5, 2018 in the ..
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PARTIES' STIPULATION RE DISCOVERY SCHEDULE; AND [PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING STIPULATION TO EXTEND THE NON-EXPERT DISCOVERY DEADLINE
JENNIFER L. THURSTON, Magistrate Judge.
WHEREAS, Plaintiff's counsel has an extraordinarily challenging trial schedule during and leading to the close of non-expert discovery on November 26, 2018, per the Court's Scheduling Order of April 27, 2018, with the following trials on calendar: Maughan v. State Farm Insurance Company on October 5, 2018 in the San Diego County Superior Court; BJB v. Mercury Insurance Company on October 15, 2018 in the San Bernardino County Superior Court; Howard v. State Farm Insurance Company on November 5, 2018 in the Los Angeles County Superior Court; Jones v. Koll on November 9, 2018; and Silva v. USAA in the United States District Court for the Central District of California (Los Angeles branch) on December 4, 2018;
WHEREAS, Defendant's counsel has a pre-paid trip to Florence, Italy from October 2, 2018 to October 14, 2018 to visit his first grandchild due to be delivered by his daughter on September 22, 2018;
WHEREAS, Plaintiff's counsel and Defendant's counsel have worked diligently to conduct non-expert discovery but believe it will prove impossible to complete non-expert discovery before the current deadline of November 26, 2018 given the schedules of the attorneys of record and the parties;
WHEREAS, the close of expert discovery is February 21, 2019, per the Court's Scheduling Order of April 27, 2018 and the last day to make dispositive motions is March 7, 2018, per said Scheduling Order;
WHEREAS, in view of the foregoing, the parties desire to continue non-expert discovery to February 21, 2019 without changing any other dates established in the aforesaid scheduling order;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties, by and through their counsel, agree, subject to approval by this Court, to continue the close of non-expert discovery to February 21, 2019.
ORDER
Based upon the stipulation of counsel1, the Court ORDERS the case schedule to be amended as follows:
1. Non-expert discovery SHALL be completed no later than February 21, 2019. The parties are advised that this modification SHALL NOT form a basis for any further amendments to the case schedule and that the Court anticipates no further amendments to the case schedule.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
