DEFENDANTS' MOTION FOR ENLARGEMENT OF TIME TO RESPOND TO PLAINTIFF'S MOTIONS UNDER DKT. NUMBERS 35-37 (FIRST REQUEST)

CARL W. HOFFMAN, Magistrate Judge.

Defendants Robert Bannister, Joseph Hanson, Linda Adams and Doni K. Jennings, by and through counsel, ADAM PAUL LAXALT, Attorney General of the State of Nevada, and CAROLINE BATEMAN, Deputy Attorney General, hereby move for an enlargement of time for the filing of their responses to Plaintiff's Motions under Dkt. Numbers 35-37 pursuant to Local Rule 6-1.

MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES

I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY

This is a pro se civil rights action filed by Plaintiff Kenneth Friedman ("Plaintiff"), who is an inmate in the custody of the Nevada Department of Corrections. On June 3, 2015, Plaintiff filed the following motions: Plaintiff's Second Motion to Compel Discovery (Dkt. #35); Plaintiff's Motion for Sanctions regarding Discovery (Dkt. #36); and Plaintiff's Motion to Extend Discovery (Dkt. #37). Defendants now move for an enlargement of time of five (5) days to respond to Plaintiff's Motion to Compel, Motion for Sanctions, and Motion to Extend Discovery.

II. LEGAL ANALYSIS

The Court has broad discretion in supervising the pretrial phase of litigation. See Zivkovic v. S. Cal. Edison Co., 302 F.3d 1080, 1087 (9th Cir. 2002). Under LR 6-1, a motion for extension of time must state the reasons for the extension requested and inform the Court of any previous extensions granted.

Defendants respectfully request that this Court find that they have demonstrated good cause for their first requested extension to respond to Plaintiff's Motions under Dkt. Numbers 35-37. Undersigned counsel for Defendants recently took over the representation of this case from prior counsel. As the contents of Plaintiff's motions concern discovery that was completed by prior counsel, as well as conversations between Plaintiff and prior counsel, Defendants request an enlargement of time so that current counsel can confer with prior counsel and provide accurate responses to Plaintiff's motions.

As such, Defendants' counsel respectfully requests the deadline for responses to Dkts. 35-37 be continued for a period of five (5) days.

III. CONCLUSION

Based on the foregoing, Defendants respectfully request an extension of five (5) days to file their responses to Plaintiff's Motions under Dkt. Numbers 35-37.

IT IS SO ORDERED.