Opinion
1:20-cv-00061-GZS
05-02-2022
PUBLIC INTEREST LEGAL FOUNDATION, Plaintiff, v. SHENNA BELLOWS, in her official capacity as Secretary of State for the State of Maine, Defendant.
PROCEDURAL ORDER
George Z. Singal United States District Judge.
In accordance with this Court's April 11, 2022 Procedural Order & Report of Conference (ECF No. 65), both sides have filed Motions (ECF No. 66 & 67) seeking to have the Court set scheduling order deadlines. Having review both parties' proposals, the Court now GRANTS IN PART and DENIES IN PART both pending Motions and sets the following deadlines for additional discovery and motion practice in this case:
Any updates to initial disclosures: June 1, 2022
Amendment of pleadings & joinder of parties: July 1, 2022
Discovery deadline: August 19, 2022
Filing of Notices Pursuant to Local Rule 56(h): August 26, 2022
To the extent that Plaintiff additional sought an initial stay of discovery and proposed that the parties use this time to reach agreement on stipulations, the Court declines to order such a stay in light of Defendant's objection. The Court notes that its ordinary practice is to set a deadline for filing stipulations in connection with approving a briefing schedule on any proposed summary judgment motions. Thus, the parties are generally free to negotiate stipulations up until that filing deadline.
SO ORDERED.