Opinion
03 MDL 1570 (GBD) (SN)
03-22-2022
IN RE TERRORIST ATTACKS ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2001
ORDER
GEORGE B. DANIELS, United States District Judge:
On September 17. 2021, Magistrate Judge Netburn ordered that any affirmative expert reports in the actions against Saudi Arabia and Dallah Avco shall be filed by April 1, 2022. (Order, ECF No. 7117.) The Order warned the parties that “[t]he Court does not expect to modify this schedule barring extraordinary circumstances.” It explained that “[s]uch circumstances will not include delays in the Government's compliance with the President's September 3, 2021, Executive Order.”
On March 11, 2022, Plaintiffs moved for a two-month extension to serve expert reports on the grounds that the government's disclosure process would be delayed. Magistrate Judge Netburn denied the motion, because “the Plaintiffs seek this extension on a ground (delays in governmental production) that the Court explicitly stated it would not entertain.” (Order, ECF No. 7752, at 2.)
On March 16, 2022, the Plaintiffs filed objections to Magistrate Judge Netburn's Order denying their request for an extension. Plaintiffs' objections are overruled because their request for an extension is based on grounds that the court explicitly stated would not be sufficient to grant such an extension. Magistrate Judge Netburn's order denying Plaintiffs' request for an extension is neither clearly erroneous nor contrary to law. It is hereby AFFIRMED.
The parties are ordered to proceed according to the schedule set out in Magistrate Judge Netburn's September 17, 2021 Order.
SO ORDERED.