Zapinski v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

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ORDER granting in part and denying in part 22 Stipulation to Extend. The discovery cutoff is EXTENDED to July 11, 2018. The other deadlines in the scheduling order remain unchanged. NO FURTHER EXTENSIONS WILL BE GRANTED. Signed by Magistrate Judge Nancy J. Koppe on 6/26/2018. (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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MICHELLE ZAPINSKI,

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Plaintiff(s),

Case No.: 2:17-cv-02176-APG-NJK
Order

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v.

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WAL-MART STORES, INC.,

[Docket No. 22]
Defendant(s).

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The presumptively reasonable discovery period is 180 days. Local Rule 26-1(b)(1). In this

17 case, the parties have already had nearly a year to conduct discovery. On April 30, 2018, the Court
18 granted the third request to extend discovery deadlines, but also cautioned that “NO FURTHER
19 EXTENSIONS WILL BE GRANTED.” Docket No. 21 at 3 (emphasis in original). Now
20 pending before the Court is the parties’ fourth stipulation for extension, which ignores the previous
21 warning and seeks more time due to an unidentified scheduling conflict for an expert deposition.
22 Docket No. 22 at 2.1 The parties seek a 60-day extension. See id. No reason is provided as to why
23 such a lengthy extension is required to reschedule a deposition. Cf. Reddy v. Precyse Solutions
24 LLC, 2015 WL 2081429, at *3 (E.D. Cal. May 4, 2015) (“courts generally find that one week to
25 ten days’ notice is reasonable” for depositions (collecting cases)). The Court finds that there is
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The stipulation also indicates that the parties are trying to locate a fact witness for a
deposition. See id. The stipulation does not explain why the extensive discovery period already
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1 insufficient justification for such a lengthy extension, especially given the ample discovery period
2 already provided. Instead, the Court will allow a 14-day extension to the discovery cutoff.
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Accordingly, the stipulation to extend is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. The

4 discovery cutoff is EXTENDED to July 11, 2018. The other deadlines in the scheduling order
5 remain unchanged. NO FURTHER EXTENSIONS WILL BE GRANTED.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: June 26, 2018
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Nancy J. Koppe
United States Magistrate Judge

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