Alphonso v. Esfeller Oil Field Constructions, Inc.

Filing 70

Order entered re: telephone call from counsel for the parties requesting the Court resolve a dispute arising during a deposition. The Court reminded counsel that they were conducting discovery outside the discovery period ordered by the Court and were doing so on their own and without the benefit of the Courts assistance with disputes. Signed by Magistrate Judge Bert W. Milling, Jr on 1/9/09. (cmj)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA SOUTHERN DIVISION TOMMY ALPHONSO, Plaintiff, vs. ESFELLER OIL FIELD CONSTRUCTIONS, INC. Defendant. THE GRAY INSURANCE COMPANY, Intervenor. : : : : : : : : : : : : : : ORDER Counsel for the parties contacted the undersigned Judge today by telephone requesting that the Court resolve a dispute arising during the course of a deposition. The date for

CIVIL ACTION 07-0529-KD-M

completion of discovery in this action was November 19, 2008, having been extended by an Amended Rule 16(b) Scheduling Order entered on July 22, 2008 (Doc. 45), and, therefore, the discovery period has expired. As set out in the Amended Scheduling Order, "3. COMPLETION. DISCOVERY

All discovery is to be completed on or before For all actions, `completed' means that

November 19, 2009. ....

... all depositions, including experts' depositions, taken ...." Therefore, in light of the foregoing, the Court reminded counsel that they were conducting discovery outside the discovery

period ordered by the Court and were doing so on their own and without the benefit of the Court's assistance with disputes. DONE this 8th day of January, 2009. s/BERT W. MILLING, JR. UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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