Opinion
21CV2070-JLS (BLM)
09-13-2022
E. C., a minor, by and through her mother, Gretta Caraballo, et al., Plaintiffs, v. LINCOLN MILITARY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LP, et al., Defendants.
ORDER GRANTING JOINT MOTION TO AMEND SCHEDULING ORDER
[ECF NO. 51]
Hon Barbara L. Major, United States Magistrate Judge
On September 12, 2022, the parties filed a Joint Motion to Amend Scheduling order. ECF No. 51. The parties seek to continue the remaining case deadlines by approximately sixty days. Id. at 4. In support, the parties state that (1) Defendant Lincoln subpoenaed Plaintiff V.B.'s billing records from Rady's Children's Hospital on July 11, 2022 and Plaintiff E.C.'s medical and billing records from Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton on July 20, 2022, but has not received a response, (2) “the Parties have noticed or are in the process of noticing twenty (20) party-related depositions with dates on calendar which presently fill the parties' availability in September 2022, and will not all be able to be completed before the October 17, 2022 deadline, due to the deponents' and counsel's availability,” (3) the parties anticipate additional depositions will be needed, (4) the parties anticipate additional written discovery will be necessary when new facts are learned during the depositions, (5) “Lincoln's counsel has an upcoming October 28, 2022 re-trial which is anticipated to impact their availability in October and November 2022,” and (6) “Lincoln's lead counsel has learned as of last week that her maternal aunt is dying, which will likely necessitate a trip to Michigan (her location) within the next month.” Id. at 4-5; see also ECF No. 51-1, Declaration of Kristin N. Reyna Dehart in Support of Joint Motion to Amend Scheduling Order at ¶¶ 4-5, 8-11. The parties note that this is their first request to amend the scheduling order. Id. at 4.
Good cause appearing, the parties' motion is GRANTED as follows:
Event
Previous Deadline
New Deadline
Completion of Fact Discovery
October 17, 2022
December 16, 2022
Expert Disclosures
November 17, 2022
January 17, 2023
Rebuttal Disclosures
December 29, 2022
February 27, 2023
Expert Reports
December 8, 2022
February 6, 2023
Supplemental Reports
January 17, 2023
March 20, 2023
Confidential Settlement Statement & Participant List
December 30, 2022
February 28, 2023
Mandatory Settlement Conference
January 9, 2023 @9:30 a.m.
March 10, 2023 @9:30 a.m.
Completion of Expert Discovery
February 15, 2023
April 17, 2023
Dispositive Motion Filing
March 15, 2023
May 15, 2023
Pretrial Disclosures
June 15, 2023
August 17, 2023
Memo
June 15, 2023
August 17, 2023
Meet and Confer
June 22, 2023
August 24, 2023
Proposed Pretrial Order
June 29, 2023
August 31, 2023
Proposed Final Pretrial Conference Order
July 6, 2023
September 7, 2023
Pretrial Conference
July 13, 2023 @1:30 p.m.
September 14, 2023 @1:30 p.m.
All other guidelines and requirements remain as previously set. ECF No. 41.
IT IS SO ORDERED.