McDanel v. McDanel

Filing 30

ORDER denying 29 Motion to Extend Time. Discovery Plan/Scheduling Order or renewed stipulation to suspend deadline due by 4/17/2017. Signed by Magistrate Judge Nancy J. Koppe on 4/10/2017. (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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CONNIE MCDANEL,

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Plaintiff(s),
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MICHAEL G. MCDANEL,

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Defendant(s).

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2:17-cv-00492-GMN-NJK
ORDER

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Pending before the Court is the parties’ stipulation to extend the deadline to prepare and

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submit a discovery plan and proposed scheduling order. Docket No. 29. The parties ask the Court

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to suspend the deadline for them to submit a proposed discovery plan until ten days after the Court’s

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resolution of two pending dispositive motions because, they submit, the outcome of those motions

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will impact the scope of discovery. Id. at 1-2. The mere pendency of a dispositive motion does not

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delay the parties’ discovery obligations. Cf. Little v. City of Seattle, 863 F.2d 681, 685 (9th Cir.

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1988). Moreover, the parties present no authority to support the relief they seek.

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Accordingly, the parties’ stipulation to extend the deadline to prepare and submit a discovery

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plan and proposed scheduling order, Docket No. 29, is hereby DENIED. The parties shall submit

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either a stipulated proposed discovery plan and scheduling order, or a renewed stipulation to suspend

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the deadline for filing a proposed discovery plan supported by appropriate authority, no later than

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April 17, 2017.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DATED: April 10, 2017.

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NANCY J. KOPPE
United States Magistrate Judge