Opinion
3:17-cv-1112-JLS-NLS
08-23-2021
SYLVESTER OWINO, JONATHAN GOMEZ, on behalf of themselves, and all other similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. CORECIVIC, INC., a Maryland corporation, Defendant. AND RELATED CROSS ACTION
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO EXTEND ESI DEADLINES [ECF NO. 226]
Hon. Nita L. Stormes, United States Magistrate Judge
Before the Court is Defendant's motion to extend the current ESI deadlines. ECF No. 226. On July 30, 2021, the Court set certain deadlines relating to production of ESI at Defendant's California facilities. ECF No. 225. Defendant now moves to extend these deadlines by 30 days due to the volume of the ESI hits and counsel's schedule in other matters. ECF No. 226 at 2-3. Defendant states that Plaintiffs do not object to the request, provided that it agrees to bi-weekly productions starting August 31, 2021. Id. at 3.
Good cause appearing, the Court GRANTS the motion. The deadlines previously set in the Court's July 30th Order are modified as follows:
1. Production of ADO-level ESI for Otay Mesa Detention Center (“OMDC”) and San Diego Correctional Facility (“SDCF”) shall be completed by September 30, 2021 (with interim rolling productions on August 31 and September 14, 2021 ).
2. For only these two facilities, Defendant shall run the full ESI search across all previously listed custodians (not limited to ADO-level) and produce this ESI to Plaintiffs by November 1, 2021 .
3. Production of an affidavit from a knowledgeable corporate representative regarding the sufficiency of ESI from ADO-level custodians at facilities housing 25, 000+ detainees during the relevant time period shall be provided by September 30, 2021 .
4. The parties will submit a Joint Status Report comparing the ADO-level ESI to the all-custodians ESI for OMDC and SDCF by November 30, 2021 .
5. The Court will hold a discovery conference to discuss the Joint Status Report and further discovery in light of the partial stay on December 8, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. The Conference will be held via Zoom. The parties shall submit to the Court the names, titles, and email and phone contact information for each person that will be in attendance by December 1, 2021 .
IT IS SO ORDERED.