Opinion
2:19-CV-00264-JAM-DB
09-30-2021
JESUS LEON, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendants.
DOLAN LAW FIRM, PC, Christopher B. Dolan, Esq., Lourdes DeArmas, Esq. Attorneys for Plaintiff, JESUS LEON PHILLIP A. TALBERT Acting United States Attorney RACHEL R. DAVIDSON Assistant United States Attorney
DOLAN LAW FIRM, PC, Christopher B. Dolan, Esq., Lourdes DeArmas, Esq. Attorneys for Plaintiff, JESUS LEON
PHILLIP A. TALBERT Acting United States Attorney
RACHEL R. DAVIDSON Assistant United States Attorney
AMENDED STIPULATION AND ORDER TO EXTEND CASE SCHEDULE RE: EXPERTS
HONORABLE JOHN A. MENDEZ UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE
Plaintiff JESUS LEON and Defendant UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, by and through their attorneys of record, stipulate to a request that the Court extend the current case schedule with regards to experts and fact discovery
Counsel for Plaintiff, Lourdes DeArmas, despite being vaccinated was out sick for a month due to the Delta variant of Covid-19. As a result, and despite best efforts, due to Ms. DeArmas' bedrest, accommodations and extensions have been requested in relation to case related deadlines and calendaring issues that have arisen. Counsel for Defendant has extended professional courtesy to accommodate the request.
As such, the parties stipulate to and respectfully propose the following amended schedule:
| EVENT | CURRENT SCHEDULE | REQUESTED SCHEDULE |
| Plaintiff's Expert Disclosures | September 24, 2021 | October 14, 2021 |
| Defendant's Expert Disclosures | October 25, 2021 | November 19, 2021 |
| Rebuttal Expert Disclosures | November 15, 2021 | November 30, 2021 |
| Mid Litigation Statements | Fourteen (14) days prior to the close of discovery | No change |
| Discovery Cut-Off | February 25, 2022 | April 29, 2022 |
| Dispositive Motion Filing Deadline | March 25, 2022 | June 10, 2022 |
| Dispositive Motion Hearing | May 17, 2022 @ 1:30 p.m. | July 26, 2022 @ 1:30 p.m. |
| Pretrial Conference | July 8, 2022 @ 11:00 a.m. | September 9, 2022 @ 10:00 a.m. |
| Trial | August 22, 2022 @ 9:00 a.m. | October 24, 2022 @ 9:00 a.m. |
[PROPOSED] ORDER:
For good cause appearing, the Court sets the following deadlines:
| EVENT | CURRENT SCHEDULE | REQUESTED SCHEDULE |
| Plaintiff's Expert Disclosures | September 24, 2021 | October 14, 2021 |
| Defendant's Expert Disclosures | October 25, 2021 | November 19, 2021 |
| Rebuttal Expert Disclosures | November 15, 2021 | November 30, 2021 |
| Mid Litigation Statements | Fourteen (14) days prior to the close of discovery | No change |
| Discovery Cut-Off | February 25, 2022 | April 29, 2022 |
| Dispositive Motion Filing Deadline | March 25, 2022 | June 10, 2022 |
| Dispositive Motion Hearing | May 17, 2022 @ 1:30 p.m. | July 26, 2022 @ 1:30 p.m. |
| Pretrial Conference | July 8, 2022 @ 11:00 a.m. | September 9, 2022 @ 10:00 a.m. |
| Trial | August 22, 2022 @ 9:00 a.m. | October 24, 2022 @ 9:00 a.m. |
IT IS SO ORDERED.