Williams v. Allstate Insurance Company

Filing 17

ORDER signed by Judge Morrison C. England, Jr. on 6/2/2010 GRANTING 14 Plaintiffs' Motion to modify the court's Pretrial Scheduling Order; The deadline for completing non-expert discovery is EXTENDED to 7/14/2010; All other dates established by the Court's 11 Pretrial Scheduling Order remain unchanged. (Reader, L)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Plaintiffs, 13 v. 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Through the present action, Plaintiffs allege that their residential insurer, Defendant Allstate Insurance Company ("Allstate") breached its contractual obligation to provide indemnification following a windstorm loss that occurred on or about January 4, 2008. Presently before the Court is Plaintiffs' ----oo0oo---ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, and DOES 1 through 25, Defendants. ORDER JACK WILLIAMS and CARI WILLIAMS, No. 2:09-cv-01023-MCE-DAD UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Motion for Modification of the Court's August 10, 2009 Pretrial Scheduling Order in this matter which established, inter alia, a non-expert discovery deadline of May 14, 2010. /// 1

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Plaintiffs' counsel, George E. Murphy, seeks a continuance of sixty (60) days for completion of that discovery to and including July 14, 2010. According to Mr. Murphy's Declaration in support

of the Motion, an illness and hospitalization in April of 2010 have prevented him from completing discovery by the within existing deadline of May 14, 2010 for doing so. Counsel for Defendant Allstate has not opposed Plaintiffs' request, indicating their willingness to "stipulate to any reasonable accommodation." Def.'s Response, 1:20-21. Given that

non-opposition, and good cause appearing therefor, Plaintiffs' Motion (Docket No. 14) is hereby GRANTED.1 The deadline for

completing non-expert discovery is extended to July 14, 2010. All other dates established by the Court's August 10, 2009 Pretrial Scheduling Order remain unchanged. IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: June 2, 2010

_____________________________ MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR. UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Because oral argument was not of material assistance, the Court ordered this matter submitted on the briefing. E.D. Local Rule 230(g). 2

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