SANDLER v. CALCAGNI et al

Filing 59

SANDLER v. CALCAGNI et al

Doc. 59

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MAINE AT BANGOR SHANA SANDLER, Plaintiff, v. MIA CALCAGNI, RALPH CALCAGNI, MAUREEN CALCAGNI, PETER MARS, and BOOKSURGE, LLC, Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Case No. 07-CV-00029-DBH

OBJECTION OF BOOKSURGE, LLC TO PLAINTIFF S MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE LIABILITY EXPERT DESIGNATIONS Pursuant to Local Rule 7(b), Defendant BOOKSURGE, LLC ( BookSurge ), through its attorneys, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis, LLP, objects to Plaintiff SHANA SANDLER s ( Sandler ) Motion for Extension of Time of File Liability Expert Designations ( Motion ), as follows: 1. Sandler requests an extension of two months to disclose expert witnesses. The

Motion states only summarily that Sandler wishes to complete depositions of all Defendants before disclosing experts, but fails to explain why it is necessary for the Plaintiff to complete all of its deposition discovery before identifying any experts necessary for the Plaintiff to prove her own case. 2. BookSurge has asked Plaintiff s counsel to elaborate on why the extension is

necessary, as well as the scope of anticipated disclosures, in an effort to evaluate an agreed extension, but Sandler has declined to elaborate. BookSurge also offered to stipulate, without

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elaboration, to a ten day extension of both expert disclosure deadlines, but Sandler did not respond to that offer and instead immediately filed this Motion. See Affidavit of Matthew J. Segal & Exhibits (submitted herewith). 3. Sandler s proposed extension will substantially disrupt the case schedule and

leave inadequate time for Defendants to identify and disclose their experts, or complete discovery. Under this Court s case schedule, Plaintiff s expert designations are now due on October 30, 2007. Defendants disclosures are due December 4, 2007. The discovery cut off date is January 15, 2008. Plaintiff s proposed extension would mean her expert disclosures would not be due until December 27, 2007. This would mean that Defendants would only be entitled to three weeks to conduct any additional discovery. This would also mean that Defendants expert disclosures would not be due until February 2008. 4. Sandler s states in her Motion that [a]t the insistence of defense counsel, the

defendants are not being made available for depositions until November. This is completely untrue. This Court issued its case schedule on August 14, 2007. Sandler did not object to the expert designation dates or any of the dates on the case schedule. The parties have worked together to arrange dates for depositions, and Mr. Kubetz never raised the issue of expert disclosures during that process. See Segal Affidavit. Moreover, Sandler did not serve a deposition notice of BookSurge until September 28, and proposed a deposition date of November 6, 2007. BookSurge promptly responded and the parties agreed to depose BookSurge on November 27. Id. 5. If Sandler needs a more reasonable and limited amount of time to complete expert

disclosures, then BookSurge has no objection. BookSurge respectfully requests, however, that the Court limit the extension to 10 days and grant a reciprocal extension for Defendants expert disclosures.

REQUEST FOR RELIEF WHEREFORE, BookSurge prays for the following relief: 1. 2. Sandler s Motion be denied; or In the alternative Sandler s Motion be granted in part, with Sandler allowed a ten

day extension to disclose Plaintiffs experts, and Defendants allowed a 10 day reciprocal extension;

BOOKSURGE, LLC By its attorneys, /s/ Steven P. Wright Steven P. Wright (ME BBO# 009473) Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP State Street Financial Center One Lincoln Street Boston, MA 02111-2950 Stephen A. Smith (Pro Hac Vice) Matthew J. Segal (Pro Hac Vice) Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP 925 Fourth Avenue, Suite 2900 Seattle, Washington 98104-1158 October 26, 2007

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on October 26, 2007, I electronically filed the Objection of BookSurge, LLC to Plaintiff s Motion for Extension of Time to File Liability Expert Designations with the Clerk of Court using the CM/ECF system which will send notification of such filings to the following counsel of record: Bernard J. Kubetz, Esq. Eaton Peabody 80 Exchange Street P.O. Box 1210 Bangor, ME 04401-1210 Bruce Mallonee, Esq. Rudman & Winchell, LLC 84 Harlow Street P.O. Box 1401 Bangor, ME 04402-1401 J. William Druary, Jr., Esq. Marden, Dubord, Bernier & Stevens 44 Elm Street P.O. Box 708 Waterville, ME 04903 /s/ Steven P. Wright Steven P. Wright