G.P. et al v. Best Buy Co. Inc. et al

Filing 25

ORDER Granting 24 Stipulation to Extend Case Management Deadlines. Discovery due by 5/8/2025. Motions due by 6/9/2025. Proposed Joint Pretrial Order due by 7/9/2025. Signed by Magistrate Judge Nancy J. Koppe on 1/28/2025. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - ASB)

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1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 2 DISTRICT OF NEVADA 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 G.P., et al., Case No. 2:24-cv-01892-JAD-NJK Plaintiffs, Order v. [Docket No. 24] BEST BUY CO. INC., et al., Defendants. Pending before the Court is a stipulation to extend case management deadlines by 30 days. 10 Docket No. 24. 11 A request to extend unexpired deadlines in the scheduling order must be premised on a 12 showing of good cause. Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b)(4); Local Rule 26-3. The good cause analysis turns 13 on whether the subject deadlines cannot reasonably be met despite the exercise of diligence. 14 Johnson v. Mammoth Recreations, Inc., 975 F.2d 604, 609 (9th Cir. 1992). “The diligence 15 obligation is ongoing.” Morgal v. Maricopa Cnty. Bd. of Supervisors, 284 F.R.D. 452, 460 (D. 16 Ariz. 2012). The showing of diligence is measured by the conduct displayed throughout the entire 17 period of time already allowed. See Muniz v. United Parcel Serv., Inc., 731 F.Supp.2d 961, 967 18 (N.D. Cal. 2010) (quoting Jackson v. Laureate, Inc., 186 F.R.D. 605, 607 (E.D. Cal. 1999)). That 19 a request is jointly submitted “neither mandates allowance of the extension sought nor exempts 20 parties from making the necessary showings to justify that relief. Failure to provide such showings 21 may result in denial of a stipulated request to extend the case management deadlines.” Williams 22 v. James River Grp. Inc., 627 F. Supp. 3d 1172, 1178 (D. Nev. 2022). 23 A request to extend case management deadlines must provide a “statement specifying the 24 discovery completed.” Local Rule 26-3. To allow the Court to make a proper determination of 25 whether the parties have been diligent throughout the discovery period, this statement must include 26 the dates on which all discovery occurred. Such information is absent here. See Docket No. 24 at 27 2. Additionally, the parties do not provide a specific description of the discovery that remains to 28 be completed, see Local Rule 26-3(b). Docket No. 24 at 2. 1 1 Further, the parties seek relief to “explore the potential to mediate this matter once 2 additional discovery has been completed.” Docket No. 24 at 3. Settlement discussions are a 3 common aspect of federal litigation and it is well-settled that the existence of such discussions is 4 not good cause to modify the scheduling order. Williams 627 F. Supp. 3d at 1181. Nonetheless, 5 relief may be afforded in appropriate cases when, inter alia, a firm mediation date is set in the 6 near term, avoiding costs in the interim is likely to foster resolution at the mediation, and 7 resolution at the mediation is likely. See id. at 1181 n.8. The Court is not inclined to modify the 8 case management schedule simply because settlement is being discussed. On the other hand, good 9 cause might exist if a mediation is set for the near future and the other circumstances favor relief. 10 See id. 11 However, the stipulation also seeks relief on the ground that one of Plaintiffs’ family 12 members recently underwent an operation, which has caused delays in Plaintiff G.P.’s deposition. 13 Docket No. 24 at 3. Therefore, as the Court sympathizes with Plaintiffs’ circumstance, the Court 14 will allow the extension. The parties must diligently conduct discovery. The Court is not inclined 15 to extend case management deadlines without a robust showing that the governing standards are 16 met. 17 Accordingly, the stipulation to extend is GRANTED. Docket No. 24. 18 Deadlines are RESET as follows: 19 • Initial expert disclosures: March 10, 2025 20 • Rebuttal expert disclosures: April 9, 2025 21 • Discovery cutoff: May 8, 2025 22 • Dispositive motions: June 9, 2025 23 • Joint proposed pretrial order: July 9, 2025, or 30 days after resolution of dispositive 24 motions 25 IT IS SO ORDERED. 26 Dated: January 28, 2025 ______________________________ Nancy J. Koppe United States Magistrate Judge 27 28 2

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