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Barron v. Martel

United States District Court, Ninth Circuit, California, E.D. California
Jun 29, 2015
2:10-cv-1567 WBS DAD P (E.D. Cal. Jun. 29, 2015)

Opinion


RONNIE E. BARRON, Plaintiff, v. M. MARTEL et al., Defendants. No. 2:10-cv-1567 WBS DAD P United States District Court, E.D. California. June 29, 2015

          ORDER

          DALE A. DROZD, Magistrate Judge.

         Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding through counsel with this civil rights action seeking relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This matter came before the court on June 19, 2015, on plaintiff's motion to re-open discovery on a limited basis. After hearing from the parties, and for the reasons stated on the record, the court granted in part and denied in part plaintiff's motion and instructed the parties to meet and confer and provide the court with a proposed schedule as to when the limited discovery could be completed, along with a proposed schedule for disclosure of experts. The parties have submitted their proposed schedule.

         Good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

         1. The parties may conduct factual discovery up to and including February 16, 2016. All discovery motions must be heard and orders complied with by that date. Plaintiff's counsel may depose defendants Martinez and Todd for up to eight total hours. Plaintiff's counsel may allocate the hours of questioning between the defendants as he sees fit. Plaintiff's counsel may depose plaintiff's other treating physicians for up to nine total hours. Plaintiff's counsel may allocate the hours of questioning between plaintiff's other treating physicians as he sees fit. Except as provided in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, defense counsel shall have no additional time limits on questioning.

         2. The parties shall disclose any expert witnesses on or before April 15, 2016.

         3. The parties shall disclose any rebuttal expert witnesses on or before June 1, 2016.

         4. The parties shall complete expert depositions on or before July 1, 2016.

         5. The final pretrial conference (August 15, 2016) and trial (September 13, 2016) before United States District Judge William B. Shubb remain uneffected.


Summaries of

Barron v. Martel

United States District Court, Ninth Circuit, California, E.D. California
Jun 29, 2015
2:10-cv-1567 WBS DAD P (E.D. Cal. Jun. 29, 2015)
Case details for

Barron v. Martel

Case Details

Full title:RONNIE E. BARRON, Plaintiff, v. M. MARTEL et al., Defendants.

Court:United States District Court, Ninth Circuit, California, E.D. California

Date published: Jun 29, 2015

Citations

2:10-cv-1567 WBS DAD P (E.D. Cal. Jun. 29, 2015)