Chudacoff v. University Medical Center Of Southern Nevada et al

Filing 610

ORDER denying 453 Motion for Protective Order.FURTHER ORDERED that 518 Motion to Extend Discovery is denied without prejudice. FURTHER ORDERED that 544 Motion for Leave to Take More than Ten Depositions is denied without prejudice. FURTHER ORD ERED that 546 Motion for Additional Time to Depose is denied without prejudice. FURTHER ORDERED that 547 Motion to Compel denied without prejudice. FURTHER ORDERED that 552 Motion for Protective Order is denied without prejudice. FURTHER ORDERE D that the Parties may appropriately renew the above Discovery Motions, if necessary, after the District Courts ruling on Defendants Motion to Dismiss 545 . FURTHER ORDERED that 442 Motion for Hearing re: Motion to Compel is denied as moot. Signed by Magistrate Judge George Foley, Jr on 1/28/13. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - MMM)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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RICHARD CHUDACOFF,

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Plaintiff,
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UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, et al.,
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Defendants.
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Case No. 2:08-cv-00863-RCJ-GWF
ORDER

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This matter comes before the Court on Defendants’ Motion for Protective Order (#453),

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Defendants’ Motion to Extend Discovery (#518), Defendants’ Motion for Leave to Take More

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than Ten Depositions (#544), Defendants’ Motion for Additional Time to Depose Plaintiff (#546),

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Defendants’ Emergency Motion to Compel (#547), and Plaintiff’s Motion for Protective Order

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(#552) (“Discovery Motions”). All of the motions are fully briefed.

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On January 17, 2013, the Court conducted a Status Conference on the above Discovery

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Motions and the following matters: Order to Show Cause (#328), Plaintiff’s Emergency Motion for

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Protective Order (#372), Plaintiff’s Motion for Sanctions (#373), Plaintiff’s Emergency Motion to

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Compel Discovery (#441), Plaintiff’s Motion for Sanctions (#443), Defendants’ Emergency Motion

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to Stay Discovery (#517), and Defendants’ Motion for Sanctions (#560). At the hearing, the Court

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denied Plaintiff’s Motion for Protective Order (#372), granted Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel

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Discovery (#441), and granted Defendants’ Emergency Motion to Stay Discovery (#517) pending

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resolution of Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss (#545). See Minutes of Proceedings, Doc. #603. The

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Court takes the Motions for Sanctions (#373, #443, #560) and the Order to Show Cause (#328)

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under submission. In light of the stay this Court imposed pending resolution of Defendants’

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Motion to Dismiss (#545), the Court will deny the Discovery Motions without prejudice.

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Accordingly,

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendants’ Motion for Protective Order (#453) is
denied without prejudice.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendants’ Motion to Extend Discovery (#518) is
denied without prejudice.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendants’ Motion for Leave to Take More than Ten
Depositions (#544) is denied without prejudice.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendants’ Motion for Additional Time to Depose
Plaintiff (#546) is denied without prejudice.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendants’ Emergency Motion to Compel (#547) is
denied without prejudice.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Motion for Protective Order (#552) is
denied without prejudice.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Parties may appropriately renew the above

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Discovery Motions, if necessary, after the District Court’s ruling on Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss

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(#545).

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Motion for Hearing re: Motion to Compel
(#442) is denied as moot.
DATED this 28th day of January, 2013.

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GEORGE FOLEY, JR.
United States Magistrate Judge

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