Wong et al v. Detroit Entertainment et al

Filing 71

ORDER Denying Plaintiffs' 68 Motion Re-Open Discovery. Signed by District Judge Matthew F. Leitman. (HMon)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION
JENNY WONG, et al.
Plaintiffs,

Case No. 14-cv-13798
Hon. Matthew F. Leitman

v.
DETROIT ENTERTAINMENT, d/b/a
MOTOR CITY CASINO, et al.,
Defendants.
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ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO
RE-OPEN DISCOVERY (ECF #68)
On January 21, 2015, this Court entered its initial Scheduling Order in this
action. (ECF #19.) That order set July 21, 2015, as the fact discovery cutoff. (Id.)
This Court subsequently granted three extensions of the fact discovery cutoff. (See
ECF ##36, 44, and 45.) The final extension, entered on November 18, 2015,
extended fact discovery in this action until February 18, 2016. (See ECF #45.) The
order granting the final extension stated, in all capital letters: “NO FURTHER
EXTENSIONS TO ANY OF THESE DATES WILL BE GRANTED.” (Id.)
Plaintiffs Jenny Wong and Michael Chung (collectively, “Plaintiffs) have
now requested that the Court re-open discovery on a limited basis (the “Discovery
Motion”). (See ECF #68.) Specifically, Plaintiffs want discovery re-opened so that

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they can “take the deposition of Assistant Attorney General Richmond Riggs
related to the status of the warrant request made relative to the Plaintiff Jenny
Wong.” (Id. at 1, Pg. ID 598.)
The Court declines to re-open discovery.

The Court is persuaded that

Plaintiffs had sufficient knowledge of both Mr. Riggs and the potential relevancy
of his testimony while fact discovery was open; they should have taken his
deposition before discovery closed.

Plaintiffs have not presented a sufficient

justification for what amounts to a fourth extension of the fact discovery period.
Accordingly, the Discovery Motion (ECF #68) is DENIED.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/Matthew F. Leitman
MATTHEW F. LEITMAN
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Dated: May 3, 2016
I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was served upon the
parties and/or counsel of record on May 3, 2016, by electronic means and/or
ordinary mail.
s/Holly A. Monda
Case Manager
[phone]

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