Cruz-Aguilar v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Filing 11

ORDER DENYING 10 Proposed Discovery Plan/Scheduling Order. Amended Discovery Plan due by 1/14/2016. Signed by Magistrate Judge Carl W. Hoffman on 1/7/16. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - TR)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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DISTRICT OF NEVADA
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CLAUDIA CRUZ-AGUILAR,
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Plaintiff,
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WAL-MART SUPERCENTER,
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d/b/a Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.,
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Defendants.
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ORDER

This matter is before the Court on the parties’ Joint Discovery Plan and Scheduling Order (doc.

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Case No. 2:15-cv-01965-APG-CWH

# 10), filed January 5, 2016.

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The Court has reviewed the proposed discovery plan and finds that it does not comply with

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Local Rule (“LR”) 26-1. Absent a court order, “discovery periods longer than one hundred eighty

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(180) days from the date the first defendant answers or appears will require special scheduling review.”

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LR 26-1(e)(1). Additionally, parties that request a discovery period that is longer or different must

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provide “a statement of the reasons why longer or different time periods should apply to the case.”

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LR 26-1(d).

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Here, the parties stipulated that the 12-month discovery period would be measured from the

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date of their Rule 26(f) conference, rather than the date Defendant first appeared in this case.

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However, the parties fail to provide an explanation as to why a special scheduling review is required.

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The Court therefore finds that the parties have not provided a sufficient explanation to warrant an

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extended discovery period.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the parties’ Joint Discovery Plan and

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Scheduling Order (doc. # 10) is denied. The parties are directed to file an amended discovery plan,

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no later than January 14, 2016, that complies with this Court’s local rules.

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DATED: January 7, 2016

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

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