Interstate Fire & Casualty Company v. First Specialty Insurance Company

Filing 20

ORDER signed by District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 4/3/18. The court GRANTS Plaintiff leave to file the amended complaint at ECF No. 19 -1, with an answer to the complaint DUE within twenty-one (21) days. The court also GRANTS the requested ame ndment to the initial phase discovery scheduling order as follows: Initial Written and Document Discovery Completed by 7/30/2018. The court also VACATES the Status Conference set for 4/20/18 at 10:00 AM and SETS the Status Conference 7/19/2018 at 02:30 PM in Courtroom 3 (KJM) before District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller. (Mena-Sanchez, L)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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INTERSTATE FIRE & CASUALTY
COMPANY,
Plaintiff,

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No. 2:17-cv-1795-KJM-AC

v.
FIRST SPECIALTY INSURANCE
COMPANY,

AMENDMENT TO THE INITIAL PHASE
DISCOVERY SCHEDULING ORDER,
LEAVE TO AMEND AND
STIPULATED EXTENSION OF
STATUS CONFERNECE

Defendant.

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The parties jointly request (ECF No. 19): (1) leave for plaintiff to file an amended

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complaint, see ECF No. 19-1; (2) the court amend the initial phase discovery scheduling order

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(ECF No. 12) to extend all discovery and disclosure dates by 90 days; and (3) the court extend the

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Status Conference currently scheduled for April 20, 2018 by at least 90 days to a date in July.

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Good cause appearing, the court GRANTS all three requests. The court GRANTS plaintiff leave

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to file the amended complaint at ECF No. 19-1, with an answer to the complaint DUE within

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twenty-one (21) days. The court also GRANTS the requested amendment to the initial phase

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discovery scheduling order as follows:

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Description
Initial Written and Document Discovery Completed
Abstention from Taking Depositions Until:
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Existing Date
May 1, 2018
May 1, 2018

New Date
July 30, 2018
July 30, 2018

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This amendment does not alter any other portions of the initial phase discovery scheduling order

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(ECF No. 12).

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The court also VACATES the Status Conference set for April 20, 2018 at 10:00

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AM and SETS the Status Conference to July 19, 2018 at 2:30 PM in Courtroom 3 (KJM) before

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District Court Judge Kimberly J. Mueller.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: April 3, 2018.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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