Opinion
23018-19 23019-19
08-30-2022
ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION, ET AL., Petitioners v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent
ORDER
Elizabeth A. Copeland Judge
On August 5, 2022, the parties in these consolidated cases filed with the Court a Joint Motion to Extend Due Date (Index No. 273 in Docket No. 23018-18 and Index No. 265 in Docket No. 23019-18). On August 18, 2022, the parties in these consolidated cases filed with the Court a second Joint Motion to Extend Due Date (Index No. 276 in Docket No. 23018-18 and Index No. 268 in Docket No. 23019-18). Both motions relate to the Court's July 26, 2022, Order, which revised the pretrial scheduling order in these consolidated cases. The parties' request for extensions of time are limited to the deposition of an expert witness and discovery related to expert witness reports. The motion filed on August 5, 2022, requests revision of subparagraph f of the July 26, 2022, Order. The motion filed on August 18, 2022, requests revision of subparagraph h of the July 26, 2022, Order. The specific requested revisions are as follows:
(Subparagraph f): August 31, 2022: End deposition period with respect to expert witnesses;
(Subparagraph h): November 3, 2022: Last date to file motions to compel outstanding fact discovery relating to expert reports for demonstrated good cause, addressed by the Court's order dated May 31, 2022 (Index No. 261 in Docket No. 23018-18 and Index No. 253 in Docket No. 23019-18).
After due consideration, and for cause, it is
ORDERED that the parties Joint Motion to Extend Due Date (Index No. 273 in Docket No. 23018-18 and Index No. 265 in Docket No. 23019-18), filed August 5, 2022, is granted in that the date in subparagraph (f) of the Court's July 26, 2022, Order is extended to August 31, 2022, to end the deposition period with respect to expert witnesses. It is further
ORDERED that the parties Joint Motion to Extend Due Date (Index No. 276 in Docket No. 23018-18 and Index No. 268 in Docket No. 23019-18), filed August 18, 2022, is granted in that the date in subparagraph (h) of the Court's July 26, 2022, Order is extended to November 3, 2022, as the last date to file motions to compel outstanding fact discovery relating to expert reports for demonstrated good cause, as addressed by the Court in an order dated May 31, 2022 (Index No. 261 in Docket No. 23018-18 and Index No. 253 in Docket No. 23019-18).