Securities and Exchange Commission v. Boucher et al

Filing 27

ORDER Granting 26 Joint Stipulation for Extension of Discovery Dates. Signed by Magistrate Judge Michael S. Berg on 4/26/2021. (mme)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 Case No. 20cv1650-DMS (MSB) 12 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, 13 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING JOINT STIPULATION FOR EXTENSION OF DISCOVERY DATES 14 15 vs. MARK J. BOUCHER, et al., 16 17 [ECF NO. 26] Defendants. 18 19 20 On April 26, 2021, the parties filed a “Joint Stipulation for Extension of 21 Discovery Dates,” which the Court construes as a joint motion to enter their 22 stipulation. (See ECF No. 26.) In the joint motion, they explain that the parties are 23 unable to complete fact discovery by May 13, 2021 due to two primary factors: (1) 24 “federal law enforcement officials executed a search warrant on Defendant 25 Boucher’s office and seized his computer, cell phone, and documents,” which 26 remain in federal possession, and (2) Defendants’ counsel is experiencing vision 27 problems following a bicycle accident that interfere with his ability to review 28 1 documents. (Id. at 3.) Specifically, Defendants has not been able to respond to 2 written discovery needed for Plaintiff to depose Defendant Boucher as currently 3 scheduled on May 4, 2021. (Id.) The parties consequently agree and request that 4 the Court continue the fact discovery deadline from May 13, 2021, to September 6, 5 2021 (to coincide with the expert discovery deadline). (Id.; see also ECF No. 13 at 6 2-3.) 7 Based on the forgoing, the Court finds good cause and GRANTS the joint 8 motion. The fact discovery deadline is CONTINUED to September 6, 2021. All 9 other requirements and deadlines set forth in the December 17, 2020 Scheduling 10 Order Regulating Discovery and Other Pretrial Proceedings, (ECF No. 13), remain 11 unchanged by this order. 12 IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: April 26, 2021 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

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