Opinion
Civil 1:23-cv-00097-MR
02-23-2024
BLUE SKY ENDEAVORS, LLC, Plaintiff, v. HENDERSON COUNTY HOSPITAL CORPORATION AND BLUE RIDGE COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES, INC., Defendants.
ORDER
MARTIN REIDINGER CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
THIS MATTER is before the Court on the Plaintiff's Consent Motion for Leave to Amend Complaint [Doc. 23] and the parties' Joint Motion to Extend Case Management Deadlines [Doc. 24].
The Plaintiff seeks leave to amend its complaint in order to add the LaMond Family Medicine, P.L.L.C. as a plaintiff to this action. The Defendants consent to the Plaintiff's motion. [Doc. 23]. In light of the addition of another plaintiff to this action, the parties further request that certain case management deadlines be extended. [Doc. 24].
After careful consideration of the motions, and for the reasons stated therein, the Court will allow the Plaintiff to amend its complaint and will extend the pretrial deadlines as requested.
IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that the Plaintiff's Consent Motion for Leave to Amend Complaint [Doc. 23] is GRANTED, and the Plaintiff shall file an Amended Complaint within seven (7) days of the entry of this Order.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the parties' Joint Motion to Extend Case Management Deadlines [Doc. 24] is GRANTED, and the deadlines set forth in the Pretrial Order and Case Management Plan [Doc. 18] previously entered in this matter are hereby extended as follows:
Expert Reports - Initial:
February 29, 2024
Rebuttal:
March 21, 2024
Discovery:
August 15, 2024
Mediation:
August 30, 2024
Motions Deadline:
September 19, 2024
The trial date, which is currently scheduled for the first trial term on or after January 13, 2025, remains unaffected by these extensions.
IT IS SO ORDERED.