Rulo v. Ricoh Americas Corporation, et al

Filing 32

ORDER by Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. GRANTING PLAINTIFF'S EX PARTE 28 APPLICATION FOR EXTENSION OF FACT DISCOVERY AND ADR CUT-OFF DATES. (ndrS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/30/2015)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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PATRICK RULO,

Case No. 15-cv-00736-HSG

Plaintiff,
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v.
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RICOH AMERICAS CORPORATION, et
al.,

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF'S EX
PARTE APPLICATION FOR
EXTENSION OF FACT DISCOVERY
AND ADR CUT-OFF DATES

Defendants.

Re: Dkt. No. 28

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On October 23, 2015, Plaintiff Patrick Rulo (“Plaintiff”) filed an ex parte application

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pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 6(b) seeking a 30-day extension of both the parties’

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fact discovery and ADR cut-off dates. The ADR cut-off is currently set for October 30, 2015

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(Dkt. No. 13); fact discovery cut-off is currently set for November 30, 2015 (Dkt. No. 20).

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Plaintiff seeks an extension of both deadlines because no depositions are scheduled before

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the ADR cut-off date and the time to notice and conduct depositions before the fact-discovery cut-

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off is rapidly approaching. (Dkt. No. 28 at 3-4.) While the Court generally requires a compelling

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reason for granting an extension to the fact-discovery cut-off date, the docket reflects that Plaintiff

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has relatively new counsel. (See Dkt. Nos. 21, 22.) In addition, Defendant has not opposed the

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instant application.

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Good cause appearing, the Court GRANTS Plaintiff’s ex parte application and extends the

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ADR cut-off date until November 30, 2015, and the fact-discovery cut-off until December 30,

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2015. No further extensions will be granted absent a showing of compelling cause.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: October 30, 2015
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HAYWOOD S. GILLIAM, JR.
United States District Judge

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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