D.C. v. County of San Diego et al

Filing 136

ORDER Granting 135 Joint Motion to Extend Discovery Deadlines. The Mandatory Settlement Conference is continued to 10/6/2021 at 10:00 AM before Magistrate Judge Nita L. Stormes. Signed by Magistrate Judge Nita L. Stormes on 4/1/2021. (tcf)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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D.C., a minor by and through his
Guardian Ad Litem, HELEN GARTER,
on behalf of himself and all others
similarly situated,

Case No.: 15cv1868-MMA- NLS
ORDER GRANTING JOINT
MOTION TO EXTEND DISCOVERY
DEADLINES

Plaintiff,

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v.

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COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, A.B. AND
JESSIE POLINSKY CHILDREN’S
CENTER, SAN DIEGO COUNTY
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
AGENCY,

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[ECF No. 135]

Defendants.

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Before the Court is the parties’ joint motion for an order extending certain

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deadlines in the current scheduling order. ECF No. 135. First, the parties request that the

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expert discovery deadline, date to file dispositive motions, and mandatory settlement

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conference date all be extended by approximately 30 days in order to give the parties

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sufficient time to complete expert discovery in light of a previously granted extension to

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other expert discovery dates. Id. at 4-5. Second, the parties request that fact discovery be

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extended for the limited purpose of permitting Defendant to subpoena and depose Dr. Dr.
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Ellen Heyneman and Melissa Nefalar, LMFT, two treatment providers for Plaintiff whom

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Defendant did not learn about until March 10, 2021, after fact discovery closed. Id. at 5.

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Plaintiff does not oppose the request. Id. at 1.

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Good cause appearing, the Court GRANTS the motion. Dates shall be extended as

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follows:

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The fact discovery cutoff date is extended to June 28, 2021, for the limited

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purpose of subpoenaing and taking the depositions of Drs. Hayneman and

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Nefalar.

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The expert discovery cutoff date is extended to June 28, 2021.

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3.

The deadline to file dispositive motions is extended to July 28, 2021.

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The Mandatory Settlement Conference is continued to October 6, 2021 at

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10:00 a.m. Confidential settlement briefs must be submitted by September

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29, 2021.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: April 1, 2021

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