Kenley Emergency Medicine et al v. The Schumacher Group of Louisiana et al

Filing 78

ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS' ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO RESCHEDULE CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE denying 75 Administrative Motion. (Illston, Susan) (Filed on 1/3/2025)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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KENLEY EMERGENCY MEDICINE, et
al.,
Plaintiffs,

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v.
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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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THE SCHUMACHER GROUP OF
LOUISIANA INC., et al.,

Case No. 20-cv-03274-SI
ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS'
ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO
RESCHEDULE CASE MANAGEMENT
CONFERENCE
Re: Dkt. No. 75

Defendants.

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Defendants filed a motion to dismiss the operative third amended complaint on December

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13, 2024 and set the hearing date for this motion on May 2, 2025. Dkt. No. 74. Defendants

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subsequently requested the Court to delay the initial case management conference until after the

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motion to dismiss has been resolved. Dkt. No. 75. Relator opposes rescheduling the case

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management conference. Dkt. No. 76.

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The Court appreciates defendants’ arguments for judicial economy, but an initial case

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management conference at this point in the litigation—more than four and a half years after the

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complaint was filed—remains appropriate.

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reschedule the conference. The parties must submit a joint statement by January 10, 2025, in which

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they can present their proposals for how and when discovery might proceed.

Accordingly, the Court DENIES the motion to

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: January 3, 2025
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SUSAN ILLSTON
United States District Judge