Richardson et al v. Ragon et al

Filing 70

ORDER finding as moot 64 Motion to Compel; granting in part and denying in part 64 Motion to Extend CMO Discovery due by 11/7/2012. Motions due by 11/18/2012.. Signed by Jane M Virden on 10/3/2012. (sef)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI
DELTA DIVISION
SANDRA H. RICHARDSON as DAUGHTER,
NEXT BEST FRIEND, and PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
OF SANDRA J. VORUS; and ON BEHALF OF THE
WRONGFUL DEATH BENEFICIARIES OF
SANDRA J. VORUS
AND
SUSAN VORUS, Individually
V.

PLAINTIFFS
CIVIL ACTION NO.: 2:12-cv-00021-SA-JMV

ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY

DEFENDANT

ORDER
This cause is before the court on the defendant's motions to compel and extend case
management order deadlines (#64). The court, having reviewed the record, the motion, the briefs
of the parties, and the applicable law, and having heard oral argument, finds as follows:
For the reasons announced by the court on the record at the conclusion of the motion
hearing on October 2, 2012, the court finds that in light of plaintiff's responses filed September
28, 2012 to the June 11, 2012 discovery requests of defendant, the instant Motion to Compel
responses to the June discovery requests is rendered MOOT. It is further ordered that the parties
are instructed to conference in good faith regarding the recently filed discovery responses and if
there are still outstanding issues regarding the discovery responses, those issues should be
brought before the court by defendant pursuant to the Federal and Local Rules governing motions
to compel discovery no later than October 9, 2012. It is further ordered that plaintiffs' expert
shall be made available for a deposition on a date agreed to by counsel, but in any event, as soon

as reasonably practical .
Additionally, defendant's motion to extend case management order deadlines is
GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART. In light of District Judge Aycock's ruling
denying a continuance of the trial date, and a current trial setting of March 18, 2012, the court
can only move current case management order deadlines as follows:
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Discovery deadline: November 7, 2012

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Dispositive motions deadline: November 18, 2012

Should the parties succeed in securing a new trial date on other grounds (not heretofore
asserted in support of the motion to continue the trial date), this court will reconsider the case
management order deadlines upon a renewed motion.
SO ORDERED this, the 3rd day of October, 2012.

/s/Jane M. Virden
U. S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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