Opinion
No. 1:12-cv-00336-WJ-WDS
03-20-2013
VIRGINIA BILLIE, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendant.
J. Cole Hernandez 3-18-13 Assistant U.S. Attorney Attorney for Defendant Electronic approval 3-18-13 FORREST BUFFINGTON Attorney for Plaintiff
ORDER
THIS MATTER having come before the Court on the parties' Joint Motion to Extend the Discovery Deadline, and the Court being fully advised in the premises, finds that the Motion is well taken and should be granted.
WHEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the discovery deadline is hereby extended to June 14, 2013, to enable the parties to set this case for a settlement conference. Should the case not settle, the parties have until June 14, 2013, to conduct discovery, including completing the depositions of the retained and non-retained expert witnesses and litigating the status of the treating physician Plaintiff disclosed on or about January 25, 2013.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendant's responses to Plaintiff's written discovery, including objections if any, shall be due 10 days after the settlement conference, if the case does not settle.
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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
SUBMITTED BY: J. Cole Hernandez 3-18-13
Assistant U.S. Attorney
Attorney for Defendant
APPROVED: Electronic approval 3-18-13
FORREST BUFFINGTON
Attorney for Plaintiff