Ameripride Svc Inc v. Valley Industrial, et al

Filing 808

ORDER signed by Judge Lawrence K. Karlton on 11/14/11: The court finds no good cause to amend the scheduling order and, thus, DENIES Defendant TEO's request to amend the scheduling order for the purposes of filing a motion to compel. (Kaminski, H)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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AMERIPRIDE SERVICES, INC.,
A Delaware corporation,
NO. CIV. S-00-113 LKK/JFM

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Plaintiff,
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v.
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VALLEY INDUSTRIAL SERVICE, INC.,
a former California corporation,
et al.,
O R D E R

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Defendants.
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AND CONSOLIDATED ACTION AND
CROSS- AND COUNTER-CLAIMS.
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On November 7, 2011, the parties in the above captioned case

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filed a joint statement regarding discovery disagreements and

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Defendant TEO’s request to amend the scheduling order to permit

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TEO’s filing of a motion to compel the production of documents.

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Joint Statement, ECF No. 797.

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request to amend the scheduling order for the purposes of filing

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a motion to compel.

Plaintiff AmeriPride opposes TEO’s

Id.
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According to this court’s Status (pretrial scheduling) Order,

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by May 1, 2011, “all discovery shall have been conducted so that

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all depositions have been taken and any disputes relative to

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discovery shall have been resolved by appropriate order.”

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ECF No. 695, at 5.

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“[m]otions to compel discovery must be noticed on the magistrate

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judge’s calendar in accordance with the local rules of this court

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and so that such motions will be heard not later than April 1,

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2011.” Id. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16(b), the

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pretrial scheduling order shall not be modified except by leave of

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court upon a showing of good cause.

Order,

The scheduling order further provides that

FED. R. CIV. P. 16(b)(4).

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The court finds no good cause to amend the scheduling order

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and, thus, DENIES Defendant TEO’s request to amend the scheduling

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order for the purposes of filing a motion to compel.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DATED: November 14, 2011.

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