Nationwide Life Insurance Company v. Martinez et al

Filing 22

ORDER Denying 21 Proposed Discovery Plan/Scheduling Order. Discovery Plan/Scheduling Order due by 11/10/2016. Signed by Magistrate Judge Nancy J. Koppe on 11/7/2016. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - JM)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, )
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Plaintiff(s),
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vs.
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LYNN MARTINEZ, et al.,
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Defendant(s).
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Case No. 2:16-cv-01845-JAD-NJK
ORDER
(Docket No. 21)

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Pending before the Court is the parties’ stipulated proposed discovery plan and scheduling

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order. Docket No. 21. The dates in the proposed discovery plan exceed the presumptively

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reasonable time limits set forth in the Local Rules by approximately one month. See LR 26-1(b).

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If the parties need extra time for discovery, they must request special scheduling review and explain

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why longer or different time periods should apply to the case. See LR 26-1(a). Further, stipulations

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relating to proceedings before the Court generally must be signed by all parties who have appeared

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or their attorneys, yet only Plaintiff’s attorney has signed this document. See LR 7-1; see also LR

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IC 5-1.

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Accordingly, the Court hereby DENIES the parties’ stipulated proposed discovery plan and

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scheduling order (Docket No. 21). The parties shall file a new stipulated proposed discovery plan

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and scheduling order that complies with the Local Rules, no later than November 10, 2016.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DATED: November 7, 2016

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NANCY J. KOPPE
United States Magistrate Judge