NeSmith v. County of San Diego et al

Filing 174

ORDER Granting 173 Joint Motion to Continue Deadlines and Hearing for Motions in Limine. The deadline for motions in limine is CONTINUED to 8/2/2021, and the deadline for oppositions thereto is CONTINUED to 8/23/2021. The Motion In Limine Hearing is continued to 9/23/2021 at 1:30 PM in Courtroom 4D before Judge Janis L. Sammartino. Signed by Judge Janis L. Sammartino on 5/11/2021. (tcf)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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CHASSIDY NESMITH, individually and
as Guardian ad Litem on behalf of
S.K.S.N., and as Successor in Interest to
KRISTOPHER SCOTT NESMITH ,

Case No.: 15-CV-629 JLS (AGS)

Plaintiffs,

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v.

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COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO; WILLIAM
D. GORE, individually; and DOES 1–100,
inclusive,

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ORDER GRANTING JOINT
MOTION TO CONTINUE
DEADLINES AND HEARING
FOR MOTIONS IN LIMINE
(ECF No. 173)

Defendants.

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Presently before the Court is the Parties’ Fourth1 Joint Motion to Continue Deadlines

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and Hearing for Motions in Limine (“Joint Mot.,” ECF No. 173). The Parties request the

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extension “[i]n light of the pandemic, and the uncertainty of a trial date,” id. at 1; because,

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“in light of the ongoing pandemic, the witnesses will not be available for trial in the near

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future, specifically expert witnesses,” id.; and in light of a two-week jury trial counsel for

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Plaintiff Chassidy NeSmith has scheduled to begin on June 15, 2021, in the United States

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District Court for the Central District of California, see id.

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By the Court’s count, this is the fifth such motion. See ECF Nos. 163, 166, 169, 171, 173.

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Good cause appearing, the Court GRANTS the Joint Motion; however, the Court

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notes that it is disinclined to grant further extensions as to motions in limine. As requested

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by the Parties, the deadline for motions in limine is CONTINUED to August 2, 2021, and

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the deadline for oppositions thereto is CONTINUED to August 23, 2021. The hearing is

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CONTINUED to September 23, 2021, at 1:30 p.m.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: May 11, 2021

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