(PC) Smith v. Municipality of Fresno County et al

Filing 111

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Allison Claire on 9/21/2022 GRANTING defendants' 107 motion to compel plaintiff's deposition and their motion to stay the pretrial motions deadline. Within 21 days, plaintiff shall attend and cooperate fully in his deposition as required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 30. The pretrial motions deadline currently calendared for 9/30/2022 is hereby STAYED pending completion of plaintiff's deposition. Within one week of the conclusion of plaintiff's deposition, defense counsel shall file a notice with the court indicating that plaintiff's deposition has been completed. (Yin, K)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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GARY PAUL SMITH,

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No. 2:21-cv-1992 KJM AC P

Plaintiff,
v.

ORDER

MUNICIPALITY OF FRESNO COUNTY,
et al.,
Defendants.

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Defendants have filed a motion to compel plaintiff’s deposition and as well a stay of the

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pretrial motions deadline, along with a memorandum of points and authorities and declaration of

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defendants’ counsel in support of it. ECF No. 107 et seq. Good cause appearing, both the motion

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and the stay request will be granted.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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1. Defendants’ motion to compel plaintiff’s deposition and their motion to stay the

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pretrial motions deadline (ECF No. 107) are GRANTED;
2. Within twenty-one days of the date of this order, plaintiff shall attend and cooperate
fully in his deposition as required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 30;
3. The pretrial motions deadline currently calendared for September 30, 2022 (see ECF
No. 88 at 6), is hereby STAYED pending completion of plaintiff’s deposition, and
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4. Within one week of the conclusion of plaintiff’s deposition, defense counsel shall file

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a notice with the court indicating that plaintiff’s deposition has been completed.

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DATED: September 21, 2022

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