Fleming v. Clark

Filing 103

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFFS' REQUEST TO RE-OPEN DISCOVERY re (101 in 3:09-cv-01613-BZ) Letter filed by Novender Fleming. Signed by Magistrate Judge Bernard Zimmerman on 5/12/2010. (bzsec, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/12/2010)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 v. NADIA CLARK, et al., Defendant(s). v. NADIA CLARK, et al., Defendant(s). VICTOR JONES, Plaintiff(s), NOVENDER FLEMING, Plaintiff(s), ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

No. C09-1613 BZ

and Consolidated Case

No. C09-4757 BZ ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFFS' REQUEST TO RE-OPEN DISCOVERY

Plaintiffs' request to re-open discovery (Doc. No. 101) is DENIED. In their motion for leave to amend the complaint,

plaintiffs stated that "it makes sense to add all relevant claims, particularly those that do not require additional discovery, especially those that are supported by the evidence." Doc. No. 75 p. 2. Plaintiffs characterized their

amendment as "academic" and "supported by the discovery thus 1

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far."

Id. at 3.

Finally, plaintiffs directly stated that

they did not "foresee" any additional discovery being necessary, which was a representation that the Court relied upon when ruling on the motion to amend. Dated: May 12, 2010 Doc. No. 76 ¶ 17.

Bernard Zimmerman United States Magistrate Judge
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