McCallum v. Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc., d/b/a Hilton Hotels et al

Filing 66

[CORRECTED] ORDER DENYING AS MOOT IN PART AND GRANTING IN PART DEFENDANTS' 41 MOTION to Compel Discovery and Adjourn Scheduling Order filed by Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc., Ashford Hospitality Limited Partnership, Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc., d/b/a Hilton Hotels, Hilton Parsippany Crestline Hotels Resort, Inc., Ashford OP General Partner, LLC --Signed by Magistrate Judge Anthony P. Patti. (MWil)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION ANNE MCCALLUM, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 2:16-cv-11452 District Judge Gershwin A. Drain Magistrate Judge Anthony P. Patti HILTON WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS, INC., et al., Defendants. ___________________________________/ CORRECTED ORDER DENYING AS MOOT IN PART AND GRANTING IN PART DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO COMPEL OUTSTANDING DISCOVERY RESPONSES AND TO AMEND SCHEDULING ORDER TO ALLOW FURTHER DISCOVERY (DE 41) Plaintiff filed this premises liability lawsuit on April 22, 2016, based on the alleged events of April 27, 2014. Currently pending before the Court are several motions, two of which have been referred to me for hearing and determination:  Defendants’ July 20, 2017 motion to compel outstanding discovery responses from Plaintiff and to amend scheduling order to allow further discovery, regarding which a response and reply have been filed (DEs 41, 48, 50)  Defendants’ motion to set aside notice that requests for admissions are deemed admitted and to allow for amended responses, regarding which a response and reply have been filed (DEs 42, 52, 57) A hearing was held on August 22, 2017, at which attorneys Henry B. Cooney and Allison D. Lazette appeared. The parties informed the Court that they had resolved most aspects of the earlier-filed motion, except as addressed below. In addition, the parties represented that Plaintiff would produce initial disclosures within seven (7) to ten (10) days and that they would like for discovery to continue through the settlement conference date. Having found that Plaintiff was required to provide Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a) initial disclosures (see, e.g., DE 20 and Judge Drain’s Practice Guidelines), having observed that the discovery deadline passed on July 14, 2017, and having chosen October 19, 2017 as the rescheduled settlement conference date, the Court instructs that: (a) Plaintiff shall provide her Rule 26(a) initial disclosures on or before September 1, 2017; and, (b) discovery will remain open through October 18, 2017, the day before the settlement conference. Accordingly, Defendants’ motion (DE 41) is GRANTED as to these requests and is otherwise DENIED AS MOOT. Defendants’ remaining July 20, 2017 motion (DE 42) will be addressed under separate cover, based upon a further stipulation which was placed on the record. IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: August 28, 2017 s/Anthony P. Patti ANTHONY P. PATTI UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 2 Certificate of Service I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was sent to parties of record on August 28, 2017, electronically and/or by U.S. Mail. s/Michael Williams Case Manager for the Honorable Anthony P. Patti 3

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