Puckett v. County of Sacramento et al

Filing 131

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Deborah Barnes on 3/26/2024 CONTINUING the hearing for the 56 Motion to Compel to 5/3/2024 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 27 (DB) before Magistrate Judge Deborah Barnes, and parties shall file either a withdrawal of the Motion to Compel or an updated Joint Statement re Discovery disagreement by 4/26/24. (Woodson, A)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JEREMY PHILLIP PUCKETT,

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No. 2:22-cv-0350 KJM DB

Plaintiff,
v.

ORDER

COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO, et al.,
Defendants.

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On December 8, 2023, plaintiff filed a motion to compel which is noticed for hearing

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before the undersigned on March 29, 2024, pursuant to Local Rule 302(c)(1). (ECF Nos. 56 &

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96.) On March 22, 2024, the parties filed a Joint Statement re Discovery Dispute pursuant to

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Local Rule 251. (ECF No. 128.) According to plaintiff “at 7:08 p.m. the evening before [the]

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Joint Statement was due” defendants provided “‘amended’ responses, as well as a limited

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production of documents[.]” (Id. at 3.) Defendants assert this production “now moots this

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motion.” (Id. at 5.) Plaintiff, however, explains that is not accurate. (Id. at 3.)

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Given the timing of defendants’ production, the undersigned will continue the hearing of

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plaintiff’s motion and order further meet and confer and updated briefing so that the undersigned

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can fully and accurately evaluate the parties’ discovery dispute, if any. Moreover, it appears the

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fact discovery deadline in this action is currently June 7, 2024. Given the volume of unresolved
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discovery disputes and the pace at which discovery has progressed the undersigned is concerned

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that this date may need to be extended. (ECF No. 55.) Pursuant to the assigned District Judge’s

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Standing Scheduling Order the undersigned may extend the time provided for fact discovery.

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(ECF No. 33 at 8.) Accordingly, the parties will be provided one additional page each beyond the

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undersigned’s 25-page limit for Joint Statements to address whether they seek an extension of the

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deadline for fact discovery.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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1. The March 29, 2024 hearing of plaintiff’s motion to compel (ECF No. 56) is continued

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to May 3, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. at the United States District Court, 501 I Street, Sacramento,
California, in Courtroom No. 27 before the undersigned;

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2. The parties shall meet and confer in compliance with the Local Rules and the
undersigned’s Standard Information with respect to defendants’ amended production; and

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3. On or before April 26, 2024, the parties shall file either a withdrawal of the motion to

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compel or an updated Joint Statement re Discovery Disagreement1.

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Dated: March 26, 2024

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DB/orders/orders.civil/puckett0350.mtc.cont3.ord

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This Joint Statement may be 27 pages in length to allow each side 1 page to address the issue of
extending the fact discovery deadline.
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