Hartline v. National University

Filing 115

AMENDED 114 ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Allison Claire on 04/18/18 GRANTING 112 Ex Parte Application to extend deadlines and VACATING the hearing date of 4/25/2018 currently set for defendant's 111 motion for terminating sanctions. Th e 109 Motion to Compel and 111 Motion for Terminating Sanctions will each be heard on 5/16/2018, at 10:00 AM, in Courtroom 26 (AC), before Magistrate Judge Allison Claire. The parties will file oppositions no later than 5/2/2018 and replies no later than 5/9/2018. Dispositive Motions deadline set by 99 Order is EXTENDED to 6/20/2018. (Benson, A.)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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DOYLE DEAN HARTLINE,

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No. 2:14-cv-00635-KJM-AC

Plaintiff,
v.

AMENDED ORDER

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NATIONAL UNIVERSITY,

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Defendant.

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This court is in receipt of plaintiff’s motion to compel (ECF No. 109), defendant’s motion

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for terminating sanctions (ECF No. 111), and defendant’s ex parte application to hear the motion

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for terminating sanctions and to extend the dispositive motions deadline (ECF No. 112). As a

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preliminary matter, the court notes that neither plaintiff’s nor defendant’s motions were timely

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filed. ECF No. 105. Nonetheless, it is clear that discovery-related issues remain in this case and

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require resolution. “District courts have ‘broad discretion to manage discovery and to control the

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course of litigation under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16.’” Krohne Fund, LP v. Simonsen,

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681 F. App'x 635, 638 (9th Cir. 2017), quoting Hunt v. County of Orange, 672 F.3d 606, 616 (9th

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Cir. 2012), LR 144.

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In the interest of judicial economy and of having matters heard on the merits, the court

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will GRANT defendant’s ex parte application, ECF No. 112, and allow defendant’s motion (ECF

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No. 111) to be heard, but the court will also allow plaintiff’s motion (ECF No. 109) to be heard.

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The court will extend the dispositive motion deadline by 30 days. In conclusion, the court

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ORDERS as follows:

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1. Defendant’s ex parte application to extend deadlines, ECF No. 112, is GRANTED;

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2. The hearing date of April 25, 2018 currently set for defendant’s motion for

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terminating sanctions (ECF No. 111) is VACATED;
3. Plaintiff’s motion to compel (ECF No. 109) and defendant’s motion for terminating

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sanctions (ECF No. 111) will each be heard on May 16, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. in

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Courtroom 26 (AC). The parties will file oppositions no later than May 2, 2018 and

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replies no later than May 9, 2018; and

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4. The dispositive motions deadline set by ECF No. 99 is hereby extended to June 20,
2018.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: April 18, 2018

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