Collier v. Windsor Fire Protection District Board of Directors et al

Filing 42

ORDER extending discovery cutoff to January 22, 2010. (vrwlc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/23/2009)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 United United States District Court For the Northern District of California 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 TROY COLLIER, Plaintiff, v WINDSOR FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS, et al, Defendants. / The court is in receipt of the parties' joint application to extend time for completion of fact discovery. Doc #41. The No C 08-2582 VRW ORDER IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

parties have agreed to an extension of time from December 31, 2009 to January 22, 2010. Id at 2.

In their stipulation, the parties state that counsel for defendants issued written discovery to plaintiff from each defendant and that plaintiff's counsel has issued over six hundred requests for admissions upon multiple defendants. Id. The court

is concerned that discovery may be extending beyond what is reasonable given the issues presented in this case. While the

court has no objection to extending the discovery cutoff date to

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January 22, 2010 and taking the depositions of plaintiff's doctor and wife appears reasonable, other aspects of the parties' plans seem to border on the excessive and unnecessary. In particular,

plaintiff's six hundred requests for admissions and defendants' additional written discovery are troubling. The court urges

counsel to reevaluate their respective positions; the court is available to discuss these matters with counsel as needed. Accordingly, the court extends time for completion of fact discovery from December 31, 2009 to January 22, 2010.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

VAUGHN R WALKER United States District Chief Judge

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