Ninteman v. The Dutra Group

Filing 61

ORDER Granting in Part and Denying in Part 60 Motion to Continue Fact and Expert Discovery Completion Dates, MSC and Pretrial Motion Dates. A Mandatory Settlement Conference is reset for 1/13/2021 at 9:00 AM before Magistrate Judge Andrew G. Schopler. Signed by Magistrate Judge Andrew G. Schopler on 10/19/2020. (tcf)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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Robert NINTEMAN,

Case No.: 18-cv-1222-MMA-AGS
Plaintiff,

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v.

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THE DUTRA GROUP, et al.,
Defendants.

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ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND
DENYING IN PART MOTION TO
CONTINUE FACT AND EXPERT
DISCOVERY COMPLETION
DATES, MSC AND PRETRIAL
MOTION DATES (ECF No. 60)

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The Court grants in part and denies in part the parties’ joint motion to continue fact

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and expert discovery completion dates and to generally amend the Scheduling Order. The

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new dates are:

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Event
Expert Witness Designations and
Disclosures (limited to orthopedic and
neurology reports)
Rebuttal Expert Witness Designations
and Disclosures
Fact Discovery Completion
Expert Discovery Completion
MSC Statements
Mandatory Settlement Conference
Pretrial Motions

Deadline
November 2, 2020
December 2, 2020
December 23, 2020
December 23, 2020
January 6, 2021
January 13, 2021, at 9:00 a.m.
February 3, 2021

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After granting four extensions to the scheduling order (see ECF No. 37, at 1;

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ECF No. 42, at 1; ECF No. 44, at 1; ECF No. 46, at 1), the Court reminded the parties that

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“no further extensions will be granted absent exceptional circumstances.” (ECF No. 46.)

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While the parties’ proffered reasons do not meet this standard, the Court nevertheless finds

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good cause for a somewhat shorter extension of the schedule. No further extensions will

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be granted absent exceptional circumstances.

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Dated: October 19, 2020

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