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Robinson v. MV Transportation, Inc., 2:17-cv-01491-RFB-PAL. (2018)

Court: District Court, D. Nevada Number: infdco20180312668 Visitors: 6
Filed: Mar. 08, 2018
Latest Update: Mar. 08, 2018
Summary: STIPULATION AND REQUEST TO EXTEND DISCOVERY DEADLINE (THIRD REQUEST) PEGGY A. LEEN , Magistrate Judge . In accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Local Rule 26-4, Plaintiff Tonie Robinson ("Plaintiff") and Defendant MV Transportation, Inc. ("MV") hereby stipulate and agree to and jointly move this Honorable Court for an Order extending the discovery cut-off by forty-five (45) days until May 11, 2018 for the sole purpose of taking the depositions of Plaintiff's Expert, Dr.
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STIPULATION AND REQUEST TO EXTEND DISCOVERY DEADLINE (THIRD REQUEST)

In accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Local Rule 26-4, Plaintiff Tonie Robinson ("Plaintiff") and Defendant MV Transportation, Inc. ("MV") hereby stipulate and agree to and jointly move this Honorable Court for an Order extending the discovery cut-off by forty-five (45) days until May 11, 2018 for the sole purpose of taking the depositions of Plaintiff's Expert, Dr. Jason Garber, and the dispositive motion deadline as follows:

I. STATEMENT OF FACTS

This case arises out of an alleged incident that occurred on November 2, 2015, while Plaintiff was a passenger of a bus operated by MV. According to the Complaint, Plaintiff Tonie Robinson, was a passenger on a bus and sustained injuries as a result of the bus driver failing to properly secure her three-wheel motorized scooter prior to driving and making an erratic turn at an unsafe speed, causing Plaintiff to fall out of her chair onto the floor.

After the matter was removed to federal court, the parties engaged in an FRCP 26 conference with timely submission of a joint proposed scheduling order that complied with the rules. Due to the extensive medical treatment and disclosure of significant pre-existing conditions by Plaintiff, the parties stipulated to extend discovery on September 21, 2017. As a result of this initial stipulation, significant progress towards completing discovery in this matter has occurred. The parties again stipulated to extend discovery on February 2, 2018 in light of expert unavailability, newly disclosed witness depositions, and the necessity of obtaining records for newly disclosed medical providers.

The parties have been working together and coordinating discovery requests to ensure all discovery is timely completed. However, Plaintiff recently communicated that her expert, Dr. Garber had a family emergency and would not be able to attend his currently noticed March 8, 2018 deposition. Dr. Garber also indicated that he did not have availability until May 2018 for his deposition. As a result, the parties request an extension of the current deadline by forty-five (45) days until May 11, 2018 for the limited purpose of taking Dr. Garber's deposition.

II. DISCOVERY COMPLETED:

The parties have been able to complete a significant amount of discovery to date. In this time period, the parties have participated in the Early Case Conference pursuant to FRCP 26. After discovery opened, each side began to deposit their disclosures. As to Rule 26 disclosures:

PARTY DISCLOSURE DATE SERVED Plaintiff Initial August 21, 2017 1st Supplement September 13, 2017 2nd Supplement December 15, 2017 Defendant Initial August 11, 2017 1st Supplement October 6, 2017 2nd Supplement October 13, 2017 3rd Supplement October 17, 2017 4th Supplement December 1, 2017 5th Supplement December 21, 2017 6th Supplement January 12, 2018 7th Supplement January 18, 2018 8th Supplement January 18, 2018 9th Supplement January 25, 2018 10th Supplement February 21, 2018 11th Supplement February 27, 2018

The parties have also been able to make considerable progress with respect to written discovery:

PROPOUNDED DATE DOCUMENT PROPOUNDED DATE BY SERVED UPON RESPONDED Plaintiff August 8, 2017 First Set of Defendant September 14, Interrogatories 2017 August 8, 2017 First Set of Defendant September 14, Request for 2017 Production of Documents Defendant August 11, First Set of Plaintiff September 14, 2017 Interrogatories 2017 August 11, First Set of Plaintiff September 14, 2017 Request for 2017 Production of Documents August 11, First Set of Plaintiff September 13, 2017 Request for 2017 Admissions September 28, Second Set of Plaintiff November 6, 2017 Request for 2017 Production of Documents November 9, Third Set of Plaintiff December 12, 2017 Request for 2017 Production of Documents January 18, Fourth Set of Plaintiff February 12, 2018 Request for 2018 Production for Documents

The parties have also complied with expert disclosure deadlines:

PARTY DISCLOSURE DATE SERVED Plaintiff Initial August 29, 2017 Defendant Initial September 28, 2017 1st Supplement November 27, 2017 2nd Supplement December 4, 2017

The parties have also completed and/or scheduled numerous depositions:

DEPONENT DATE OF DEPOSITION Tonie Robinson (Plaintiff) January 11, 2018 Kirby Ossowski (witness) January 26, 2017 MV Transportation, Inc.'s FRCP 30(b)(6) February 13, 2018 (Defendant) Dr. Lanzkowsky (Plaintiff's expert) March 14, 2018 George Spears (witness) March 19, 2018 Dr. Garber (Plaintiff's expert) May 10, 2018

III. DISCOVERY THAT REMAINS TO BE COMPLETED:

The parties request the discovery cut-off be extended by forty-five (45) days until May 11, 2018 for the limited purpose of completing the deposition Plaintiff's expert Dr. Garber.

This recitation of discovery to be completed is not intended to be limiting, but it is set forth to advise the Court of remaining discovery.

IV. THE REASONS WHY DISCOVERY WAS NOT COMPLETED WITHIN THE TIME LIMITS SET BY THE DISCOVERY PLAN:

The parties are actively working together to complete discovery in this case in accordance with the current discovery schedule. As referenced above, substantial discovery has been completed to date. However, it has come to the parties attention that Plaintiff's expert Dr. Garber, due to limited availability, will not be available until after the current deadline for discovery. The parties ask the discovery cut-off deadline be extended by forty-five (45) days until May 11, 2018 for the sole purpose of completing Dr. Garber's deposition.

V. PROPOSED SCHEDULE FOR COMPLETING ALL REMAINING DISCOVERY:

Event Current Schedule Proposed Schedule Discovery Cut-off March 27, 2018 May 11, 2018 (for the sole purpose of taking Dr. Garber's deposition) Dispositive Motions April 27, 2018 June 11, 2018 Trial Order May 29, 2018 July 13, 2018

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

Upon Stipulation of counsel and good cause appearing, the extension of the discovery cut-off by forty-five (45) days until May 11, 2018 for the sole purpose of taking the deposition of Plaintiff's expert, Dr. Garber and the dispositive motion deadline as follows is granted.

Event Current Schedule Proposed Schedule Discovery Cut-off January 26, 2018 May 11, 2018 Dispositive Motions April 27, 2018 June 11, 2018 Trial Order May 29, 2018 July 13, 2018

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Source:  Leagle

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