Opinion
2:23-cv-00823-JCM-NJK
07-13-2023
LUIS BERNARDINO, Plaintiff, v. WALMART INC., Defendant.
ORDER
[DOCKET NO. 7]
NANCY J. KOPPE, UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Pending before the Court is the parties' proposed discovery plan. Docket No. 7. The presumptively reasonable discovery period is 180 days. Local Rule 26-1(b)(1). Here, however, the parties seek a 365-day discovery period based on Plaintiffs ongoing medical treatment. Docket No. 7 at 2-3. When a specific showing has been made that established deadlines cannot be met in a particular circumstance, the Court has found good cause for extension. The instant request, however, makes no specific showing at all and instead relies on generalizations that can be made about all personal injury litigation.
Accordingly, the proposed discovery plan is DENIED without prejudice. Docket No. 7. An amended discovery plan must be fried by July 20, 2023. To the extent special scheduling review is sought therein, a specific showing must be made as to why the presumptively reasonable deadlines should not apply based on the particular circumstances of this case. Otherwise, the parties must include the default deadlines, properly calculated from the date of Defendant's answer or first appearance.
IT IS SO ORDERED.