Worthams v. GEICO Choice Insurance Company et al

Filing 52

ORDER. IT IS ORDERED that the parties' 51 Proposed Discovery Plan is DENIED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that no later than March 29, 2024, the parties must file a renewed joint proposed discovery plan that complies with the Court's Local Rules. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that if Defendants continue to seek a stay of discovery pending the resolution of the pending motions, they must file a motion to stay discovery, addressing all relevant standards, no later than March 29, 2024. Signed by Magistrate Judge Nancy J. Koppe on 3/26/2024. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - AMMi)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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WILLIE WORTHAMS,

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Plaintiff,

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v.

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GEICO INSURANCE COMPANY, et al.,

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Case No. 2:24-cv-00023-RFB-NJK

[Docket Nos. 50, 51]

Defendants.
Pending before the Court is the parties’ joint proposed discovery plan. Docket No. 51.1

11 The presumptively reasonable discovery period is 180 days. Local Rule 26-1(b)(1). The discovery
12 period is calculated from the date the first defendant answers or otherwise appears in the case.
13 Local Rule 26-1(b)(1). In this case, Defendant Geico Insurance Company first appeared on
14 January 26, 2024. See Docket No. 29. The parties, however, seek a 180-day discovery period
15 calculated from April 3, 2024, which is 30 days after the parties held their Rule 26(f) scheduling
16 conference. Docket No. 51 at 6. When a specific showing has been made that established
17 deadlines cannot be met in a particular circumstance, the Court has found good cause for extension.
18 Here, the parties seek an extended discovery period due to pending motions to dismiss. Id.
19 Further, the parties agree to a 30-day self-imposed stay of discovery without addressing the
20 applicable standards. Id. The Court finds that the parties have failed to establish good cause for
21 an extended discovery period. See e.g., Tradebay, LLC v. eBay, LLC, 278 F.R.D. 597, 600 (D.Nev.
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Accordingly, the parties’ proposed discovery plan is DENIED. Docket No. 51. No later

24 than March 29, 2024, the parties must file a renewed joint proposed discovery plan that complies
25 with the Court’s Local Rules. If Defendants continue to seek a stay of discovery pending the
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Plaintiff filed an errata to the parties’ proposed discovery plan because he inadvertently
filed a former draft. See Docket No. 51 at 1-2. Accordingly, the parties’ prior filing at Docket
28 No. 50 is DENIED as moot.
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1 resolution of the pending motions, they must file a motion to stay discovery, addressing all relevant
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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: March 26, 2024

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Nancy J. Koppe
United States Magistrate Judge

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