Opinion
2:23-cv-01093-JCM-NJK
08-29-2023
MIGUEL PEREIRA, Plaintiff, v. AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, et al., Defendants.
ORDER [DOCKET NO. 9]
Nancy J. Koppe United States Magistrate Judge
Pending before the Court is the parties' proposed discovery plan. Docket No. 9. The presumptively reasonable discovery period is 180 days. Local Rule 26-1(b)(1). The parties, however, seek a 278-day discovery period. See Docket No. 9 at 2. When a specific showing has been made that established deadlines cannot be met in a particular circumstance, the Court has found good cause for extension. Here, the parties seek an extended discovery period based on generalizations that can be made about most personal injury litigation. See id.
Discovery periods are calculated from the date the first defendant answers or otherwise appears in this case. Local Rule 26-1(b)(1).
Accordingly, the parties' proposed discovery plan is DENIED. Docket No. 9. The scheduling order in this case will be as follows:
Initial Disclosures: September 5, 2023
Add/Amend Pleadings: October 11, 2023
Initial Experts: November 10, 2023
Rebuttal Experts: December 11, 2023
Discovery Cut-Off January 9, 2024
Dispositive Motions: February 8, 2024
Joint Pretrial Order: March 9, 2024, 30 days after the resolution of dispositive motions, or further Court order.
IT IS SO ORDERED.