Collins v. Hendrix et al

Filing 65

ORDER that 58 Motion to Extend Time for Discovery is GRANTED. FURTHER ORDERED that 63 Motion to Strike is DENIED. FURTHER ORDERED that discovery in this matter shall be extended as follows: Discovery due by 2/9/2018. Dispositive Motions due by 3/12/2018. Signed by Magistrate Judge Carl W. Hoffman on 12/14/2017. (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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LEROY COLLINS,

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Plaintiff,
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PATRICK HENDRIX, et al.,
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Defendant.
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Case No. 2:15-cv-01696--CWH

ORDER

Presently before the Court is Defendant’s motion to extend time for discovery (ECF No. 54),

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filed on November 20, 2017. Plaintiff filed a response (ECF No. 62), combined with a motion to

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strike (ECF No. 63) on November 30, 2017. Defendant filed a reply (ECF No. 64) on December 7,

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2017.

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Defendant moves to extend the remaining discovery deadline by sixty days and to extend the

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deadline to respond to Plaintiff’s initial discovery requests by thirty days, citing delays related to

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recent staffing vacancies and the holiday season. The Court finds good cause for such an extension,

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given the current stage of litigation and the relatively modest length of the extension. Plaintiff

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opposes the extension, but does not provide an argument to rebut the good cause, nor does he suggest

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that he would be prejudiced by the delay. Plaintiff instead argues that Defendant is not the proper

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legal representative of Defendant Patrick Hendrix. Plaintiff’s motion to strike is based on the same

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argument. This argument is not relevant to Defendant’s motion to extend discovery and will not be

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considered at this time.

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IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Defendant’s motion to extend time for discovery (ECF
No. 58) is GRANTED.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff’s motion to strike (ECF No. 63) is DENIED.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that discovery in this matter shall be extended as follows:

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Discovery Deadline: Feb. 9, 2018

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Motions To Extend Discovery Deadline: Jan. 19, 2018

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Discovery Motions Deadline: Feb. 23, 2018

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Dispositive Motions Deadline: Mar. 12, 2018

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DATED: December 14, 2017

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C.W. Hoffman, Jr.
United States Magistrate Judge

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