Opinion
20-cv-1109-MMA(BLM)
09-29-2021
ALIVER RAMIREZ, Plaintiff, v. R. GUTIERREZ, et al., Defendants.
ORDER GRANTING JOINT MOTION TO CONTINUE DISCOVERY DEADLINES [ECF NO. 42]
Hon. Barbara L. Major United States Magistrate Judge.
On September 27, 2021, Defendants filed an Ex Parte Application requesting to modify the scheduling order regulating discovery and other pre-trial proceedings. ECF No. 42. Defendants request a 90-day extension to all trial-related dates. Id. at 2. In support, Defendants state that “Plaintiff added a new Defendant, and new factual allegations and claims to his recently filed First Amended Complaint” and “[t]he parties have not had sufficient time to conduct discovery into Plaintiff's new claims.” Id. at 2.
After considering Defendants' arguments and finding good cause, the Court GRANTS Defendants' ex parte application and sets the following dates:
Deadline
Current Date
New Date
Fact Discovery
October 1, 2021
December 30, 2021
Expert Designation Deadline
August 27, 2021
November 24, 2021
Exchange of Rebuttal Experts
September 24, 2021
December 23, 2021
Rule 26(a)(2)(A) and (b) Initial Expert Reports Disclosure Deadline
October 22, 2021
January 21, 2022
Rule 26(a)(2)(D) Rebuttal Expert Reports Disclosure Deadline
November 19, 2021
February 18, 2022
Expert Discovery Completion
December 17, 2021
March 18, 2022
Deadline to File Pretrial Motions
January 14, 2022
April 15, 2022
Mandatory Settlement Conference
January 26, 2022 at 9:30 a.m.
May 4, 2022 at 9:30 a.m.
Confidential Settlement Statements
January 12, 2022
April 22, 2022
All other guidelines and requirements remain as previously set. See ECF No. 19.
IT IS SO ORDERED.