Domingo v. Management & Training Corporation et al

Filing 76

ORDER DENYING 74 Stipulation to Amend the Case Schedule, signed by Magistrate Judge Jennifer L. Thurston on 3/6/2018. (Hall, S)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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LUIS C. DOMINGO,
Plaintiff,

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v.

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MANAGEMENT & TRAINING
CORPORATION, et al.,

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Defendants.
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Case No.: 1:15-cv-0284 - AWI - JLT
ORDER DENYING STIPULATION TO AMEND
THE CASE SCHEDULE
(Doc. 74)

On February 16, 2018, the Court approved the stipulation to set this matter for a settlement

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conference and to amend the case schedule to allow the parties to defer expert discovery until after the

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conference. (Doc. 71) The parties have now filed another stipulation seeking to modify the same

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deadlines that the Court modified at their request in February. (Doc. 74) The stipulation does not

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explain why the deadlines they proposed in February are no longer unworkable or, even, why they

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thought so at the time. Id. Indeed, the reason for the amendment remains the same as that offered by

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the parties in February. (Doc. 70; Doc. 74) Finally, after reviewing the settlement conference

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statements, it was apparent to the Court that the case was not in a settlement posture, so it is difficult to

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understand why counsel would have not appreciated that they needed to be prepared to move forward.

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In fact, the lateness of the stipulation implies an understanding that settlement was unlikely to occur.

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For these reasons, the stipulation to once again amend the case schedule is DENIED.

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However, given the failed settlement conference, the Court will permit a short extension of time for

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the plaintiff to disclose his experts. This SHALL occur no later than March 13, 2018. No other

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amendments to the case schedule are authorized.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

March 6, 2018

/s/ Jennifer L. Thurston
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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