Opinion
2:22-cv-01338-RFB-VCF
11-23-2022
Shawn Walker, Plaintiff, v. Equifax Information Services, LLC et al., Defendants.
KIND LAW Michael Kind, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff Shawn Walker Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP Stephen Lozier, Esq. Counsel for CoreLogic Credco, LLC Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP Ethan Ostroff, Esq. Counsel for Ally Financial Inc. McDonald Carano LLP Karyna Armstrong, Esq. Jeff Silvestri, Esq. Counsel for Capital One Auto Finance, A Division of Capital One, N.A., erroneously sued as Capital One, N.A. Clark Hill PLLC Gia Marina, Esq. Counsel for Equifax Information Services, LLC
KIND LAW
Michael Kind, Esq.
Attorney for Plaintiff Shawn Walker
Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP
Stephen Lozier, Esq.
Counsel for CoreLogic Credco, LLC
Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP
Ethan Ostroff, Esq.
Counsel for Ally Financial Inc.
McDonald Carano LLP
Karyna Armstrong, Esq.
Jeff Silvestri, Esq.
Counsel for Capital One Auto Finance, A Division of Capital One, N.A., erroneously sued as Capital One, N.A.
Clark Hill PLLC
Gia Marina, Esq.
Counsel for Equifax Information Services, LLC
STIPULATION TO EXTEND DEADLINE TO FILE THE PROPOSED DISCOVERY PLAN AND SCHEDULING ORDER
(SECOND REQUEST)
Shawn Walker (“Plaintiff”) and CoreLogic Credco, LLC, Ally Financial, Inc., Capital One Auto Finance, A Division of Capital One, N.A. (erroneously sued as “Capital One, N.A.”) and Equifax Information Services, LLC (“Defendants”) (jointly as the “parties”), by and through their respective counsel, hereby stipulate to extend Local Rule 26-1's deadlines for the parties to hold their initial Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(f) conference and to file their proposed discovery plan and scheduling order (the “Deadlines”).
Good cause exists to extend the Deadlines. On October 26, 2022, Plaintiff filed its first amended complaint (“FAC”). On November 7, 2022, Defendant Ally Financial, Inc. was the first defendant to file its answer to Plaintiff's FAC. Therefore, the Parties need additional time for counsel to coordinate to set the discovery conference and for the remaining defendants to file their responses to Plaintiff's FAC. Additionally, the nature of Plaintiff's claims (involving allegations of identity theft) and the amount of defendants named in this action require additional time to develop a suitable discovery plan. Furthermore, the Parties are engaged in active settlement discussions that may alleviate the need to submit a proposed discovery plan. Therefore, it is appropriate to extend the deadlines for the Parties to file their proposed discovery plan and scheduling order to allow time for the Parties to meet and confer in compliance with Local Rule 26-1(b).
The Parties therefore request to extend the Deadline by 45 days from the date of Defendant Ally Financial, Inc.'s answer to Plaintiff's FAC, making the new deadline for the submission of a stipulated discovery plan and scheduling order on December 22, 2022. This is the second request for an extension of this deadline.
SCHEDULING ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Scheduling Order is modified to extend the discovery deadlines as stated above.
IT IS SO ORDERED: