Wells Fargo Bank National Association v. Woodward Family Trust et al

Filing 48

ORDER Granting Plaintiff's 47 Motion to Reopen Discovery. Discovery due by 12/7/2017. Motions due by 1/7/2018. Proposed Joint Pretrial Order due by 2/6/2018. Signed by Magistrate Judge Nancy J. Koppe on 8/25/2017. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - SLD)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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WELLS FARGO BANK NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION,

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Plaintiff(s),
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v.
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WOODWARD FAMILY TRUST, et al.
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Defendant(s).
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Case No. 2:16-cv-02449-GMN-NJK
ORDER
(Docket No. 47)

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Pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion to reopen discovery, filed on August 9, 2017.

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Docket No. 47. To date, no response has been filed. Based solely on the late appearance of some

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parties,1 good cause exists to reopen discovery and the motion is GRANTED. The Court hereby SETS

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the discovery cutoff as December 7, 2017, the dispositive motion cutoff as January 7, 2018, and the

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deadline to file a joint proposed pretrial order as February 6, 2018 (or 30 days after a decision on any

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dispositive motion(s) filed). The deadlines to amend the pleadings, serve expert disclosures, and serve

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rebuttal expert disclosures remain closed.

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To be clear, the parties’ self-imposed stay of discovery without Court approval and Defendants’
counsel’s apparent suspension after the close of discovery, Docket No. 47 at 5-6, do not create good cause
to reopen discovery. Moreover, Plaintiff’s request for relief related to the latter is improperly included in
the motion to reopen discovery. See Local Rule IC 2-2(b). To the extent Plaintiff seeks any relief other than
the reopening of discovery, it must file a proper motion seeking that relief.

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The parties should use this additional time for discovery wisely, as the Court is not inclined to
grant any further extensions.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DATED: August 25, 2017

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NANCY J. KOPPE
United States Magistrate Judge

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