Opinion
2:12-cv-01324-GMN-NJK
05-10-2013
AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANRY, Plaintiff, v. VISTANA CONDOMINIUM OWNERS ASSOCAIATION, et al., Defendants.
ORDER
Ex Parte Motion to Extend Expert Disclosure
Deadlines (#62) and Motion to Extend Expert
Disclosure Deadlines (#63)
Before the Court is the Defendant's Ex Parte Motion to Extend Expert Disclosure Deadlines (#62) and Motion to Extend Expert Disclosure Deadlines (#63), filed on May 9, 2013. The parties are requesting an "approximately 90 day" extension.
As an initial manner, the Court notes that the Defendant's Motion (#62) and Motion (#63) are virtually identical. The only difference is that Motion (#62) includes the words "ex parte" and Motion (#63) includes a proposed order for the Court. Thus, the Defendant has filed duplicative motions which wastes the Court's time and resources. The Court will refrain from sanctioning this conduct at this time, but moving forward, the Court warns that sanctions may be imposed for such behavior.
Next, applications to extend any date set by the discovery plan must be supported by a showing of good cause for the extension and be "received by the Court no later than twenty-one (21) days before the expiration of the subject deadline." LR 26-4. A request made after the expiration of the subject deadline shall not be granted unless the movant demonstrates that the failure to act as the result of excusable neglect. Id.
Here, the Defendant has shown good cause for the requested extension. However, the request to extend the expert designation deadline was filed after the deadline had expired. Therefore, under the Local Rules, the Defendant is required to show excusable neglect. However, in the present motions, the Defendant has failed to argue that excusable neglect exists. The Court cannot infer that excusable neglect exists.
CONCLUSION
Based on the foregoing, and good cause appearing therefore,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Defendant's Ex Parte Motion to Extend Expert Disclosure Deadlines (#62) is DENIED;
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Defendant's Motion to Extend Expert Disclosure Deadlines (#63) is DENIED without prejudice.
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NANCY J. KOPPE
United States Magistrate Judge