Stephens v. Smith

Filing 15

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendant's Motion for Protective Order and Extension of Discovery Deadline 9 is GRANTED in part. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the deadline for completion of all discovery is extended from Augus t 1, 2014 to August 28, 2014. Except as amended herein, the Case Management Order issued November 8, 2013 (Doc. No. 6) will remain unchanged. The Court declines to order the Defendant to submit for a deposition on any particular date and expects t hat counsel will cooperate with each other to complete the remaining depositions in a timely manner. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendant's motion for protective order is DENIED as moot. Signed by District Judge John A. Ross on 7/2/14. (JWD)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
EASTERN DIVISION

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RICHARD STEPHENS,
Plaintiff,
v.
MIKE SMITH,
Defendant.

No. 4:13-CV-1644-JAR

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
This matter is before the Court on Defendant’s Motion for Protective Order and
Extension of Discovery Deadline. (Doc. No. 9) The motion arises from efforts to schedule and
complete depositions of the parties within the August 1, 2014 discovery deadline. The motion is
fully briefed and ready for disposition.
Defendant states he is available for deposition on any Thursday after July 31, 2014, and
proposes the discovery deadline be extended until August 17, 2014. In addition, Defendant
moves this Court for a protective order from a deposition notice for July 1, 2014 served by
Plaintiff. Plaintiff requests the Court order Defendant to submit to a deposition on Thursday,
August 9, 2014, and that the discovery deadline be extended until Friday, August 28, 2014, to
allow him to conduct discovery based on any information discovered during Defendant’s
deposition. Upon consideration, Defendant’s motion will be granted in part and denied in part.
Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendant’s Motion for Protective Order and
Extension of Discovery Deadline [9] is GRANTED in part.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the deadline for completion of all discovery is
extended from August 1, 2014 to August 28, 2014. Except as amended herein, the Case
Management Order issued November 8, 2013 (Doc. No. 6) will remain unchanged. The Court
declines to order the Defendant to submit for a deposition on any particular date and expects that
counsel will cooperate with each other to complete the remaining depositions in a timely manner.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendant’s motion for protective order is DENIED
as moot.

Dated this 2nd day of July, 2014.

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JOHN A. ROSS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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