Security USA Services, Inc. v. United Parcel Service, Inc.

Filing 16

SCHEDULING ORDER: by Magistrate Judge Kevin R. Sweazea. Discovery terminates on September 7, 2018. Motions relating to discovery due by October 2, 2018; Dispositive and Daubert Motions due by October 16, 2018. Proposed Pretrial Order due to Court by December 14, 2018. (cbf)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO
SECURITY USA SERVICES, INC.,
Plaintiff,
v.

No. 1:18-cv-00264-JCH-KRS

UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC.,
Defendant.
SCHEDULING ORDER
THIS MATTER comes before the Court following a telephonic Rule 16 scheduling
conference held on May 10, 2018. At the hearing, the Court adopted the parties’ proposed Joint
Status Report and Provisional Discovery Plan as modified herein.
IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that the parties shall adhere to the following
discovery plan:
(a) Maximum of 25 interrogatories per party with responses due 30 days after service.
(b) Maximum of 25 requests for admission per party with responses due 30 days after
service.
(c) Maximum of 25 requests for production per party with responses due 30 days after
service.
(d) Maximum of five (4) depositions per party not to exceed four (4) hours except as
otherwise extended by the mutual agreement of the parties at the time of the
deposition.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the following case management deadlines shall
govern:
(a) Deadline for Plaintiff to amend join other parties or amend pleadings pursuant to
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15:

June 11, 2018;

(b) Deadline for Defendants to amend join other parties or amend pleadings pursuant to
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15:

July 11, 2018;

(c) Plaintiff’s expert-disclosure deadline:

July 9, 2018;

(d) Defendant’s expert-disclosure:

August 9, 2018;

(e) Deadline for supplementing discovery/disclosures: within 30 days receiving new
information triggering an obligation to supplement.
(f) Termination of discovery:

September 7, 2018;

(g) Motions relating to discovery:
(h) All other motions, including dispositive and Daubert motions:
(i) Pretrial order:

October 2, 2018;
October 16, 2018;

Plaintiff to Defendant by: November 30, 2018;
Defendant to Court by: December 14, 2018.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Court must approve any changes to the timing or
scope of discovery, except that the parties may agree at a deposition to extend that depostion.
Requests by a party to change the timing or scope of discovery must be made by motion and
before the termination of discovery or the expiration of any applicable deadline. Discovery must
be completed on or before the termination of the discovery deadline. A written discovery request
must be propounded by a date so that the response to that request shall be due on or before the
discovery deadline. The parties are further reminded that the cutoff for motions related to
discovery does not relieve the party of the 21-day time period under Local Rule 26.6 to challenge
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a party’s objections to answering discovery. The parties are encouraged to review Federal Rule
of Procedure 26(a)(2) to ensure they properly disclose all testifying
witnesses, not just those for whom a report is required.

______________________________
KEVIN R. SWEAZEA
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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