Opinion
Civil Action No. 08-cv-00867-MSK-KLM.
July 22, 2009
ORDER
This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff Medcorp's [Unopposed] Motion to Stay Proceeding Pending Mediation [Docket No. 126; Filed July 20, 2009] (the "Motion"). This is the second Motion filed by the parties to stay the case. The first motion, which was based upon a pending motion for summary judgment, was denied on January 7, 2009 [Docket No. 53]. The present Motion is based upon the parties' desire to avoid unnecessary expenditures of time and money prior to attending a settlement conference set for October 1, 2009.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Motion is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part for the reasons set forth below.
To the extent that the parties seek an indefinite stay of case deadlines, the Motion is denied. Stays are generally disfavored in this District. See Wason Ranch Corp. v. Hecla Mining Co., No. 07-cv-00267-EWN-MEH, 2007 WL 1655362, at *1 (D. Colo. June 6, 2007) (unpublished decision). However, I agree that the case deadlines can and should be extended to allow the parties more flexibility regarding expenditure of the parties' resources and the Motion is granted to this end. Accordingly, the Court extends and/or sets the following case deadlines: November 30, 2009 December 18, 2009 January 18, 2010
Although the Court notes that the discovery deadline expired on July 15, 2009 prior to the filing the Motion, the parties have informed the Court that additional discovery remains to be conducted. Although Defendants expressed their intention to oppose any request by Plaintiff to formally extend the discovery deadline, in the interest of the Court's and the parties' efficiency in avoiding a future dispute on this issue, I sua sponte extend the discovery deadline.