Sanchez v. Spectrum Brands, Inc., et al.

Filing 31

ORDER RE Stipulation to continue Discovery Deadlines signed by Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe on 7/14/2021. (Lundstrom, T)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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ROGELIO SANCHEZ,
Plaintiff,

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Case No. 1:20-cv-00365-DAD-BAM
ORDER RE STIPULATION TO
CONTINUE DISCOVERY
DEADLINES

vs.

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SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC.; HOME
DEPOT U.S.A., INC.; and DOES 1 to
10, inclusive,

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Defendants.

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On July 13, 2021, the parties filed a stipulation to extend the discovery and

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pretrial dates and deadlines in the Scheduling Conference Order by approximately

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60 days. (Doc. 30.) The parties agree that good cause exists to modify the deadlines

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due to events since the Court’s entry of the Order Continuing Discovery and Pretrial

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Deadlines (Doc. 28), including defense counsel’s difficulties in completing discovery

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in light of his trial calendar and his clients’ return to work after the COVID-19

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pandemic. No party reportedly will be prejudiced by the granting of the requested

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60-day continuance of the discovery and pretrial deadlines. The parties propose

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modification of the deadlines for non-expert discovery, expert disclosure,

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supplemental expert disclosure, expert discovery and pretrial motions, while keeping

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the March 21, 2022 pretrial conference date. (Id.)
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ORDER

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Having considered the parties’ stipulation, and cause appearing, the request

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to modify the discovery deadlines is GRANTED. The Scheduling Conference Order is

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MODIFIED as follows:

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Non-expert Discovery Cut-off:

October 4, 2021

Expert Disclosure:
Supplemental Expert Disclosure:

November 8, 2021
December 20, 2021

Expert Discovery Cutoff:
Pretrial Motion Filing Deadline:

February 7, 2022
March 21, 2022

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The parties’ proposal to retain the existing Pretrial Conference date is not

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compatible with the modified discovery and pretrial dates. Further, the date has

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recently been designated as a federal holiday. Accordingly, the Scheduling

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Conference Order is further MODIFIED as follows:

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Pretrial Conference:

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August 29, 2022
1:30 p.m.
Courtroom 5 (DAD)

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

/s/ Barbara

July 14, 2021

A. McAuliffe

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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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ORDER