Opinion
Civil Action 20-12372
10-28-2022
SKYMARK PROPERTIES CORPORATION, INC., et al., Plaintiffs, v. MORTEZA KATEBIAN, et al., Defendants.
Sean F. Cox United States District Judge
ORDER ON MOTIONS HEARD ON OCTOBER 26, 2022 (ECF Nos. 256, 267, 275, 276), TO AMEND SCHEDULING ORDER DATES, AND TO COMPEL CERTAIN PARTIES TO ATTEND IN-PERSON SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE
DAVID R. GRAND UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
On October 26, 2022, the Court held oral argument on a handful of motions in this case filed by Plaintiffs, including: motion to compel Rouzbeh Behrouz and Majestic Food Service (“MFS”) not to object to letters rogatory (ECF No. 256); renewed motion for sanctions (ECF No. 267); motion for entry of order regarding production of bank records (ECF No. 275); and motion to compel Rouzbeh Behrouz and MFS to produce documents (ECF No. 276). During the hearing, the parties reached a resolution as to certain aspects of the motions, and the Court made detailed rulings on the record as to the unresolved issues. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that the motions (ECF Nos. 256, 267, 275, and 276) are GRANTED/DENIED as specified on the record.
At the conclusion of the hearing the potential of a settlement conference was broached, and the Court has agreed to schedule one in the near future. Counsel shall promptly advise the Court which of the proposed dates will work for the conference, and the Court will issue a notice of same. To facilitate a productive conference, the Court
ORDERS as follows:
The parties shall meet and confer through their counsel in a good-faith attempt to narrow the issues to be discussed at the settlement conference. The following parties must attend the settlement conference in-person :
Plaintiffs
Defendants
Laila Alizadeh Troy Wilson
Morteza “Ben” Katebian Payam Katebian
The new discovery deadline shall be February 17, 2023, and the new dispositive motion cutoff date shall be March 24, 2023 .
IT IS SO ORDERED.
NOTICE TO THE PARTIES REGARDING OBJECTIONS
The parties' attention is drawn to Fed.R.Civ.P. 72(a), which provides a period of fourteen (14) days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order within which to file objections for consideration by the district judge under 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1).