Huerta v. County of Tulare, et al

Filing 197

ORDER regarding stipulation and joint request of the parties to modify the schedule and reopen expert discovery for a limited purpose, document 193 , signed by Magistrate Judge Erica P. Grosjean on March 22, 2024. (Rooney, M)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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11 RAMIRO HUERTA,

Case No. 1:17-cv-01446-EPG

Plaintiff,

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ORDER RE: STIPULATION AND JOINT
REQUEST OF THE PARTIES FOR TO
MODIFY THE SCHEDULE AND RE-OPEN
EXPERT DISCOVERY FOR A LIMITED
PURPOSE

vs.

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14 TULARE COUNTY SHERIFF, et al.,
Defendants.

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(ECF No. 193).

On March 11, 2024, the Court held an informal discovery dispute conference at the request

17 of the parties. (ECF Nos. 186-188). The Court directed the parties to meet and confer “regarding
18 setting the further deposition testimony of Defendants' expert witness, James Borden, within the
19 time parameters discussed at the conference.” (ECF No. 189). On March 20, 2024, the parties filed
20 a stipulation and request that expert discovery be re-opened for the limited purpose of taking the
21 further deposition of Defendants’ expert witness. (ECF No. 193). Based on the parties’ stipulation
22 (ECF No. 193), and for good cause shown, IT IS ORDERED that:
1. Expert discovery is reopened for the limited purpose of the further deposition of

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Defendants’ Expert, James Borden, only.

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2. The further deposition of Mr. Borden shall be limited to 1.5 hours. However, if Mr. Borden

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offers any new opinions, then the deposition time shall increase to 2.0 hours total.

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3. Such deposition shall be conducted via Zoom-style videoconference.

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4. Such deposition shall not be cumulative of Mr. Borden’s prior deposition.

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3 IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Dated:

March 22, 2024

/s/
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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