Filed: Nov. 07, 2018
Latest Update: Nov. 07, 2018
Summary: STIPULATION TO EXTEND DEADLINE TO FILE DISCOVERY-RELATED MOTIONS ROBERT S. LASNIK , District Judge . Pursuant to Local Rules 7(d)(1) and 10(g), the Plaintiff States and the Private Defendants 1 hereby file this stipulated request to extend the deadline to file motions related to discovery disputes until 21 days after the Court rules on the Private Defendants' pending Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings. The grounds for this stipulation are as follows: 1. The current deadline to file moti
Summary: STIPULATION TO EXTEND DEADLINE TO FILE DISCOVERY-RELATED MOTIONS ROBERT S. LASNIK , District Judge . Pursuant to Local Rules 7(d)(1) and 10(g), the Plaintiff States and the Private Defendants 1 hereby file this stipulated request to extend the deadline to file motions related to discovery disputes until 21 days after the Court rules on the Private Defendants' pending Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings. The grounds for this stipulation are as follows: 1. The current deadline to file motio..
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STIPULATION TO EXTEND DEADLINE TO FILE DISCOVERY-RELATED MOTIONS
ROBERT S. LASNIK, District Judge.
Pursuant to Local Rules 7(d)(1) and 10(g), the Plaintiff States and the Private Defendants1 hereby file this stipulated request to extend the deadline to file motions related to discovery disputes until 21 days after the Court rules on the Private Defendants' pending Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings. The grounds for this stipulation are as follows:
1. The current deadline to file motions related to discovery disputes is November 15, 2018. Dkt. # 115 (Case Management Order), p. 2.
2. On September 20, 2018, the Plaintiff States propounded a set of discovery requests on the Private Defendants.
3. On October 11, 2018, the Private Defendants filed a Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings, seeking an order "dismissing them from this action." Dkt. # 114. As of the filing of this stipulation, the motion has been fully briefed but has not been ruled upon.
4. On October 22, 2018, the Private Defendants responded to the Plaintiff States' discovery requests, objecting on the grounds inter alia that their Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings was pending, and that they would not be subject to party discovery if the motion were granted.
5. The Plaintiff States and the Private Defendants agree that, if the Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings were to be granted in full, the Private Defendants would not be subject to party discovery. They further agree that postponing their efforts to resolve any discovery disputes until after the Court has ruled on the motion will conserve the parties' resources and avoid any need to seek provisional relief in keeping with the current deadline without the benefit of a ruling on the motion.
Based on the above, the Plaintiff States and the Private Defendants jointly request that the Court extend the deadline to file discovery-related motions to 21 days after the Court issues a ruling on the Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings.
ORDER APPROVING STIPULATION
PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.
