Opinion
2:20-cv-00230-TLN-KJN
03-31-2023
JONATHAN FINESTONE Plaintiff, v. UTILITY TELECOM GROUP, LLC, UTILITY TELEPHONE, INC., JASON MILLS, and DOES 1-10, Defendants.
DOWNEY BRAND LLP SEAN J. FILIPPINI DUSTIN M. AMREIN Attorneys for UTILITY TELECOM GROUP, LLC, UTILITY TELEPHONE, INC., and JASON MILLS ANITA TAFF-RICE Attorneys for Plaintiff JONATHAN FINESTONE
DOWNEY BRAND LLP SEAN J. FILIPPINI DUSTIN M. AMREIN Attorneys for UTILITY TELECOM GROUP, LLC, UTILITY TELEPHONE, INC., and JASON MILLS
ANITA TAFF-RICE Attorneys for Plaintiff JONATHAN FINESTONE
ORDER GRANTING STIPULATION FOR REVISED SCHEDULING ORDER
TROY L. NUNLEY. UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Pursuant to Local Rules 143 and 144, Plaintiff JONATHAN FINESTONE (“Plaintiff”) and Defendants UTILITY TELECOM GROUP, LLC, UTILITY TELEPHONE, INC., and JASON MILLS (“Defendants”) by and through their respective counsel of record, stipulate and agree as follows:
RECITALS
1. Plaintiff filed this action on January 30, 2020, and Defendants filed an Answer on April 7, 2020. The Parties exchanged initial disclosures pursuant to the requirements of Rule 26(a) on May 14, 2020. The Parties have since been engaged in written, oral, and document discovery.
2. On May 24, 2021, the Parties stipulated to continue the discovery and law and motion deadlines to allow the Parties to participate in a mediation (ECF No. 16). The Court entered the stipulation and issued an Amended Scheduling Order (ECF No. 18) on May 25, 2021.
3. After the initial continuance, the parties entered into a stipulation to continue the governing deadlines by approximately thirty (30) days (ECF No. 19), which the Court entered on July 12, 2021 (ECF No. 20). To accommodate mediation, the Parties again stipulated to continue the discovery and law and motion deadlines to schedule a mediation (ECF No.21). The Court issued an Amended Scheduling Order (ECF No. 22) on August 26, 2021. In August 2021, the parties participated in mediation. The Court issued five additional Amended Scheduling Orders, to allow the parties to meditate and to continue their ongoing settlement discussions. (ECF Nos. 25, 27, 31, 37 and 72.)
4. In the most recent stipulation to continue the case schedule, the parties had anticipated conducting depositions by dates certain, however, the parties have since resumed settlement discussions and therefore wish to temporarily delay depositions as well as the entire case schedule to allow for time to pursue settlement.
5. Therefore, the Parties stipulate to a limited extension of all deadlines in the current Scheduling Order, including law and motion deadlines and discovery. The expiration of the current discovery cut-off is April 25, 2023.
STIPULATION TO REVISED SCHEDULE
Based on the foregoing recitals, the Parties STIPULATE AND AGREE to the following modified case schedule that has been agreed upon, and request that the Court enter the attached Amended Scheduling Order reflecting this agreed-upon schedule:
Event
Deadline
UTG production of documents requested in deposition notices and/or subpoenas issued on December 16, 2022 to Kelly Stewart, Michael Quedens, William Wilde and Jason Mills.
June 1, 2023
Jonathan Finestone production of documents requested in deposition notice issued on December 20, 2023 to Jonathan Finestone.
June 8, 2023
Deposition of Jonathan Finestone
Between August 1-21, 2023
Deposition of William Wilde Deposition of Kelly Stewart Deposition of Michael Quedens Deposition of Jason Mills
Between August 1-21, 2023 Between August 1-21, 2023 Between August 1-21, 2023 Between August 1-21, 2023
Fact Discovery Cut-Off
August 21, 2023
Initial Expert Disclosures Due
August 28, 2023
Supplemental Expert Disclosures Due
September 11, 2023
Expert Discovery Cut-Off
September 25, 2023
Law and Motion Cut-Off, Including Any Dispositive Motions
October 23, 2023, filing deadline, with any motions to be heard by December 7, 2023.
IT IS SO ORDERED.