Tolls, et al. v. Pal, et al.

Filing 46

ORDER DENYING PARTIES' STIPULATION TO AMEND BRIEFING SCHEDULE FOR MOTIONS IN LIMINE, 43 . Order signed by District Judge Anthony W. Ishii on 1/2/2019. (Timken, A)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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TANYA MORRISON et al.,

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CASE NO. 1:17-cv-00776-AWI-JLT

Plaintiffs,

ORDER DENYING PARTIES’
STIPULATION TO AMEND BRIEFING
SCHEDULE FOR MOTIONS IN
LIMINE

v.
DHARAM PAL et al.,
Defendants.

(Doc. No. 43)

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This lawsuit is about four renters who allege that they were treated unlawfully by their

15 landlords. The trial in this lawsuit is scheduled to begin on February 5, 2019. See Doc. No. 41.
16 The deadline for the parties to file motions in limine is January 4, 2019. See id.
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Before the Court is the parties’ joint stipulation to amend the motions in limine briefing

18 schedule. See Doc. No. 43. In their joint stipulation, the parties propose the following briefing
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Event
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File motions in limine
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File oppositions to motions in
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Hearing on motions in limine

Current deadline
January 4, 2019

Proposed deadline
January 10, 2019

January 14, 2019

January 17, 2019

January 22, 2019

(no change)

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The parties assert that good cause exists for their proposed briefing schedule because the
parties are scheduled to participate in a settlement conference with Magistrate Judge Thurston on
January 7, 2019, and “it will increase the chance of settlement to conserve costs by postponing the
preparation of motions in limine until after the settlement conference.” Doc. No. 43-1.

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However, the Court concludes that the parties’ proposed briefing schedule increases the

2 burden on the Court. Specifically, the parties’ proposed briefing schedule reduces the Court’s
3 window of time from five to two business days to analyze the oppositions to the motions in limine
4 before the hearing on the motions in limine.
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For this reason, the Court will deny the parties’ proposed briefing schedule. However,

6 mindful that the parties may file a renewed stipulation to amend the briefing schedule, the Court
7 notes that it is not opposed to amending the deadline for the parties to file motions in limine from
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9 opposition deadline (January 14, 2019) and the hearing on the motions in limine (January 22,
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ORDER
Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the parties’ joint stipulation to amend the

13 motion in limine briefing schedule (Doc. No. 43) is DENIED.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.

16 Dated: January 2, 2019

SENIOR DISTRICT JUDGE

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