Cruz et al v. Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.

Filing 253

ORDER Granting Limited Extension of Discovery Deadline. Signed by Judge Samuel Conti on 10/28/2010. (sclc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/28/2010)

Cruz et al v. Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.

Doc. 253

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For the Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA MIGUEL A. CRUZ, and JOHN D. HANSEN,) individually and on behalf of all ) others similarly situated, ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) ) DOLLAR TREE STORES, INC., ) ) Defendant. ) ___________________________________) ) ROBERT RUNNINGS, individually, and ) on behalf of all others similarly ) situated, ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) ) DOLLAR TREE STORES, INC., ) ) Defendant. ) ) ) Case Nos. 07-2050 SC 07-4012 SC ORDER GRANTING LIMITED EXTENSION OF DISCOVERY DEADLINE

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On October 22, 2010, Defendant Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. ("Defendant") requested an extension of the discovery deadline for the limited purpose of having Magistrate Judge Spero determine whether Plaintiffs should be compelled to respond to two interrogatories served by Defendant on September 10, 2010. Runnings Docket No. 308. October 15, 2010 was the cutoff date for Cruz Docket No. 150. These two

all discovery in this case.

interrogatories were served one day after the Court granted in part and denied in part Defendant's Motion for Decertification on

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September 9, 2010, and over a month before the discovery cutoff date. See Cruz Docket No. 232. Plaintiffs objected to the two Johnson Decl. Ex. 3 ("Pls.'

interrogatories on October 8, 2010. Objs").1

Since the two interrogatories were served well before

the discovery cutoff date, the Court finds that Defendant is entitled to request that Plaintiffs be compelled to respond to them. The Court therefore GRANTS Defendant's motion for a limited extension of the discovery cutoff date for the sole purpose of determining whether Plaintiffs must respond to the two interrogatories. The parties are to confer with Judge Spero's

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chambers regarding how the matter should be handled, but the Court expects the matter to be resolved within forty-five (45) days of this Order. There shall be no other extensions of any discovery

deadline in this case.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 28, 2010 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Krista Stevenson Johnson, counsel for Defendant, filed a declaration in support of the motion. Runnings Docket No. 309. 2

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