Opinion
20-cv-0993-JLS(BLM)
10-07-2021
EDWARD R. GALLAGHER, Plaintiff, v. DAVID PHILIPPS and THOMAS W. HARKER, in his official capacity as Acting Secretary of the Navy, Defendants.
ORDER GRANTING JOINT MOTION TO EXTEND SCHEDULING ORDER DEADLINES
[ECF NO. 67]
HON. BARBARA L. MAJOR, UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
On October 4, 2021, the parties filed a joint motion requesting to extend the case schedule by approximately six months. ECF No. 67 at 3-4. In support, the parties provided the Declaration of Justin M. Sandberg [ECF No. 67-1 (“Sandberg Decl.”)], stating that “[a]n extension is needed to facilitate Federal Defendant's ongoing review of thousands of documents for responsiveness and privilege, facilitate the other parties' review of Federal Defendant's production of thousands of documents and conduct any necessary discovery in response, account for the need to address any issues that have arisen since the Court entered the stay, and provide time to address any issues related to the resolution of the anti-SLAPP order”. Sandberg Decl. at 3.
After considering the parties' arguments and consulting with District Judge Janis L. Sammartino, the court GRANTS the parties' joint motion and sets the following dates:
Deadline
New Date
Federal Defendant's Deadline to Respond to Plaintiff's RFPs and Interrogatories
Plaintiff's Deadline to Respond to Federal Defendant's First Set of RFAs and Second Set of RFPs and Interrogatories
October 13, 2021
Plaintiff's Deadline to Respond to Federal Defendant's Second Set of RFAs and Third Set of RFPs and Interrogatories
October 20, 2021
Defendants' Deadline to Comply with Rule 26(a)(2) to Designate Experts in Writing and to Provide the Required Reports
April 11, 2022
Fact Discovery Deadline
April 20, 2022
Rule 26(a)(2) Deadline for Plaintiff to Designate Rebuttal Experts in Writing and to Provide the Required Reports
May 9, 2022
Expert Discovery Deadline
June 7, 2022
Pretrial Motion Filing Deadline
July 11, 2022
Confidential Settlement Briefs Deadline
July 22, 2022
Mandatory Settlement Conference
August 3, 2022 at 9:30 a.m.
Memoranda of Contentions of Fact and Law 16.1(f)(2) Deadline
October 18, 2022
Rule 26(a)(3) Pretrial Disclosure
October 18, 2022
Local Rule 16.1(f)(4) Meet and Confer Deadline
October 26, 2022
Objections to pre-trial disclosures
October 26, 2022
Deadline for Plaintiff's Counsel to Provide Defense Counsel with Proposed Pretrial Order
November 2, 2022
Proposed Final Pretrial Conference Order
November 10, 2022
Final Pretrial Conference
November 17, 2022 at 1:30 p.m.
The parties requested October 11, 2021, which is a federal holiday.
All other guidelines and requirements remain as previously set. See ECF No. 42.
IT IS SO ORDERED.