Ashokkumar v Elbaum, et al

Filing 82

ORDER -The plaintiff's deposition is continued pending further order of the court. Costs, including the cost of any airfare, are not assessed against the defendant for this continuance. The parties shall work in good faith to resolve their iss ues over the language of the defendant's proposed protective order. On or before August 2, 2013, they shall either file a motion for approval of their jointly proposed protective order, or the defendant shall file a motion for the court's d etermination of any ongoing protective order issue. If a motion is filed, the plaintiff's response shall be filed on or before August 5, 2013. The court will rule on the motion on August 6, 2013. Document disclosures awaiting a ruling on the pro tective order issue shall be made on or before August 9, 2013. On or before August 16, 2013, the plaintiff shall update her responses to the contention interrogatories, and as to each person named, provide in detail all information she knows or b elieves support her contention as to that person or his or her actions or inactions. To assist the plaintiff in reducing her airfare costs, the parties shall plan to take the plaintiff's deposition in mid-to late-September, 2013. ( Status Conference set for 9/3/2013 at 09:30 AM by telephone before Magistrate Judge Cheryl R. Zwart.) Ordered by Magistrate Judge Cheryl R. Zwart. (MKR)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA
PADMAPRIYA ASHOKKUMAR, an
Individual;
4:12CV3067
Plaintiff,
vs.

ORDER

SEBASTIAN ELBAUM, Professor at the
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, all in their
individual and official capacities; LORIN
HOCHSTEIN, Former Professor at the
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, all in their
individual and official capacities; STEVE
GODDARD, Current Chair of the
Department of Computer Science and
Engineering at the University of NebraskaLincoln, all in their individual and official
capacities; KIMBERLY ANDREWS
ESPY, Former Associate Vice Chancellor
for Research at the University of NebraskaLincoln; PREM PAUL, Vice Chancellor for
Research and Dean of Graduate Studies, all
in their individual and official capacities;
and SCOTT HENNINGER, Former
Professor at the University of NebraskaLincoln, all in their individual and official
capacities;
Defendants.
After hearing the arguments of counsel, and reviewing their supporting
documentation on Thursday evening, the court apprised the parties of the following order
on Friday morning, July 26, 2013:

IT IS ORDERED:

1)
The plaintiff's deposition is continued pending further order of the court.
Costs, including the cost of any airfare, are not assessed against the defendant for this
continuance.

2)
The parties shall work in good faith to resolve their issues over the
language of the defendant's proposed protective order. On or before August 2, 2013, they
shall either file a motion for approval of their jointly proposed protective order, or the
defendant shall file a motion for the court's determination of any ongoing protective order
issue. If a motion is filed, the plaintiff's response shall be filed on or before August 5,
2013. The court will rule on the motion on August 6, 2013.
3)
Document disclosures awaiting a ruling on the protective order issue shall
be made on or before August 9, 2013.
4)
On or before August 16, 2013, the plaintiff shall update her responses to the
contention interrogatories, and as to each person named, provide in detail all information
she knows or believes support her contention as to that person or his or her actions or
inactions.
5)
Any motion to compel further written discovery responses shall be filed on
or before August 23, 2013, with any response thereto filed by August 30, 2013,
6)
A telephonic status conference will be held before the undersigned
magistrate judge on September 3, 2013 at 9:30 a.m. Counsel for plaintiff shall place the
call.
7)
To assist the plaintiff in reducing her airfare costs, the parties shall plan to
take the plaintiff's deposition in mid-to late-September, 2013.
Dated this 29th day of July, 2013.
BY THE COURT:
s/ Cheryl R. Zwart
United States Magistrate Judge

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