Tyson v. Fife, M.D. et al

Filing 38

ORDER Re: 37 Motion to Extend/Shorten Time. Motion Hearing set for 4/30/2018 at 10:00 AM in LV Courtroom 3A before Magistrate Judge Nancy J. Koppe. Signed by Magistrate Judge Nancy J. Koppe on 4/23/2018. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - ADR)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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DISTRICT OF NEVADA
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LAKIHA TYSON,

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Plaintiff(s),

Case No.: 2:18-cv-00028-GMN-NJK
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v.

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DOUGLAS FIFE, M.D., et al.,

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[Docket No. 37]
Defendant(s).
Pending before the Court is a motion to extend all deadlines in the scheduling order, filed

17 by Defendants Douglas Fife, M.D., Fife Dermatology, P.C., and Aubree Little. Docket No. 37.
18 The motion represents that Plaintiff does not object to the extension sought. Id. at 6. The Court
19 hereby SETS a hearing on that motion for 10:00 a.m. on April 30, 2018, in Courtroom 3A.
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The Court will hear argument on the motion generally. In addition, counsel shall be

21 prepared to explain specifically why they have done no discovery to date and, consequently, how
22 they can meet the good cause standard for an extension without having been diligently conducting
23 discovery. See Johnson v. Mammoth Recreations, Inc., 975 F.2d 604, 609 (9th Cir. 2000) (good
24 cause exists for extensions to deadlines in the scheduling order when the deadlines cannot
25 reasonably be met despite the diligence of the parties); see also Docket No. 34 (“The parties are
26 expected to diligently engage in discovery to meet these deadlines, and any self-imposed stay will
27 not be grounds for a later extension”). Counsel shall also be prepared to explain why they have
28 not exchanged initial disclosures. But see Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(1)(C) (setting a default deadline
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1 for initial disclosures as 14 days after the Rule 26(f) conference). Lastly, Mr. McBride shall be
2 prepared to explain why the subject depositions cannot be defended by another attorney of record
3 given Mr. McBride’s unavailability.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: April 23, 2018
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Nancy J. Koppe
United States Magistrate Judge

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