Johnson v. Golden Empire Transit District et al

Filing 30

ORDER VACATING SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE; ORDER GRANTING 29 Stipulation to Extend Non-Expert Discovery, signed by Magistrate Judge Jennifer L. Thurston on 11/30/2015. The Settlement Conference set for 12/3/2015 at 10:30 AM before Magistrate Judge Michael J. Seng is VACATED. Non-expert discovery deadline extended to 3/11/2016. (Hall, S)

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Attorneys for Golden Empire Transit District and Toddash Kim

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT

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LATOYA JOHNSON, an individual,

Case No. 1:14-cv-01841-JLT

Plaintiff,

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ORDER VACATING SETTLEMENT
CONFERENCE; ORDER GRANTING
STIPULATION TO EXTEND NON-EXPERT
DISCOVERY

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v.

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GOLDEN EMPIRE TRANSIT DISTRICT;
TODDASH KIM; DOES 1 through 100,
(Doc. 29)

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Defendants.
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On November 25, 2015, counsel submitted a stipulation to continue the settlement

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conference, currently set on December 3, 2015. (Doc. 29) They explain that they have not

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completed discovery and are not prepared to discuss settlement. Id.
Notably, in their mid-discovery status report, filed on October 9, 2015, they reported they

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were having some difficulties completing discovery due to health issues suffered by Plaintiff’s

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counsel. (Doc. 28 at 2) At that time, they anticipated needing to take eight depositions which,

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apparently, they had not yet scheduled. Their current stipulation does not explain the discovery

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that is still outstanding, but they request the Court extend the deadline for non-expert discovery

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to March. This extension will mean that experts will have to be disclosed before the non-expert

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discovery deadline passes, but, presumably, counsel was aware of this when they suggested the

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March deadline.

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Thus, good cause appearing, the Court ORDERS:

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The settlement conference, set on December 3, 2015 at 10:30 a.m., before the

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Honorable Michael J. Seng, is VACATED. Counsel may submit a joint request for a settlement

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conference to be set when they believe the case is in a settlement posture;

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The deadline to complete non-expert discovery is extended to March 11, 2016.

No other changes to the case deadlines are authorized.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

November 30, 2015

/s/ Jennifer L. Thurston
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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