Benyamini v. Hommer et al

Filing 72

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Allison Claire on 1/20/15 granting 70 Motion for a modification of the discovery deadline to the degree specified below. The Discovery and Scheduling Order 58 at 6 is modified to permit discovery until 4/06/15. The deadline for discovery requests is moved to 02/09/15. The Discovery and Scheduling Order 58 at 7 is modified to move the pretrial motions deadline to 07/06/15. Plaintiff's motion to extend his time for answering unidentified discovery 71 is denied without prejudice to a motion in proper form. (Plummer, M)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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ROBERT BENYAMINI,

Case No. 2:11-CV-02317 TLN AC P

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Plaintiff, ORDER
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v.
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M.C. HAMMER, et al.,

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Defendants.

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Defendants move to modify the court’s Discovery and Scheduling Order so as to extend the

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discovery deadline from January 6, 2015 to February 20, 2015. ECF No. 70. Defendants have

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properly supported this request, and it will be granted to the degree set forth below.
Plaintiff moves for a 60-day extension of time to answer unidentified discovery requests

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made by defendants. ECF No. 71. The court cannot grant this request because plaintiff has not

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identified what discovery requests he needs more time to answer. If plaintiff is requesting an

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open-ended order granting him an additional 60-days to any discovery that may be requested, the

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court will not grant such an order. Instead, the court will extend the discovery deadline. If this

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does not provide plaintiff the relief he seeks, he is free to make a motion setting forth what

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specific discovery he needs an extension of time to answer.

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[Proposed] Order (2:11-CV-02317 TLN AC P)

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Good cause having been shown, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

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Defendants’ motion for a modification of the discovery deadline (ECF No. 70), is

GRANTED to the degree specified below.
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The Discovery and Scheduling Order (ECF No. 58 ¶¶ 6), is MODIFIED to permit

discovery until April 6, 2015. The deadline for discovery requests is moved to February 9, 2015.
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The Discovery and Scheduling Order (ECF No. 58 ¶¶ 7), is MODIFIED to move the

pretrial motions deadline to July 6, 2015.
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Plaintiff’s motion to extend his time for answering unidentified discovery (ECF

No. 71), is DENIED without prejudice to a motion in proper form.
DATED: January 20, 2015

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[Proposed] Order (2:11-CV-02317 TLN AC P)