Ingila v. Dish Network Corporation

Filing 49

MINUTE ORDER granting in part and denying in part 45 Plaintiff's Motion to Modify Scheduling Order to Extend Deadlines. The deadline to file dispositive motions is extended to June 20, 2014. By Magistrate Judge Michael J. Watanabe on 2/18/2014.(klyon, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Civil Action No. 13-cv-00809-MSK-MJW
FIFI MENO INGILA,
Plaintiff,
v.
DISH NETWORK LLC, a Colorado limited liability company,
Defendant.
MINUTE ORDER
Entered by Magistrate Judge Michael J. Watanabe
It is hereby ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Motion to Modify Scheduling Order to
Extend Deadlines (docket no. 45) is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART as
follows. The discovery cut-off for discovery other than expert discovery remains set on
March 14, 2014. The initial disclosure of experts is extended to March 17, 2014. The
deadline to disclose rebuttal experts is extended to April 18, 2014. The deadline to
complete expert depositions is extended to May 30, 2014. The deadline to file
dispositive motions is extended to June 20, 2014. The Scheduling Order (docket no.
19) is so amended.
This court finds that the original Complaint was filed in this court on March 29,
2013. See docket no. 1. On June 3, 2013, the Amended Complaint was filed. See
docket no. 10. On June 7, 2013, the Second Amended Complaint was filed. See
docket no. 11. On August 19, 2013, the Scheduling Order was entered. See docket no.
19. On October 2, 2013, Plaintiff’s counsel Joseph P. Stengel Jr., John Case, and Kari
Jones filed their Motion to Withdraw (docket no. 28). On October 29, 2013, this court
granted the Motion to Withdraw (docket no. 28) and ordered Plaintiff to either retain new
counsel forthwith or be prepared to proceed without counsel on all future matters,
including hearings, depositions, motions, and trial. See docket no. 33. On January 17,
2014, Defendant filed its Motion to Amend Scheduling Order to Extend Expert Witness
Deadlines (docket no. 41). On January 21, 2014, this court granted Defendant’s Motion
to Amend Scheduling Order to Extend Expert Witness Deadlines (docket no. 41). See
docket no. 43. In my Order (docket no. 43), this court extended the deadlines in the
Scheduling Order (docket no. 19) as follows: (1) the deadline for the parties to make
their expert witness disclosures to February 17, 2014; (3) the deadline for the parties to
make their rebuttal expert disclosures was extended to March 17, 2014; and (3) the
deadline to complete expert witness discovery only was extended to April 14, 2014. On
February 3, 2014, Attorney Tayo O. Okunade entered his appearance on behalf of

Plaintiff. See docket no. 44. Plaintiff waited over three months after this court allowed
her previous attorneys to withdraw to retain new legal counsel. On February 7, 2014,
new legal counsel Mr. Okunade filed the subject motion (docket no. 45). Good cause
has been shown to allow some modification of the Scheduling Order as outlined in detail
above.
Date: February 18, 2014