Young v. GreatCall, Inc.

Filing 12

SCHEDULING ORDER: by Magistrate Judge Kevin R. Sweazea. Discovery due by 2/20/2018. Motions relating to discovery due by 3/20/2018. All other motions, including Daubert and dispositive motions, due 4/16/2018. Proposed Pretrial Order due to Court by 5/8/2018. (cbf)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO
TERRY YOUNG,
Plaintiff,
v.

No. 2:17-cv-00692-GBW-KRS

GREATCALL, INC.,
Defendant.

SCHEDULING ORDER
THIS MATTER comes before the Court following a telephonic Rule 16 scheduling
conference held on August 24, 2017. At the hearing, the Court adopted the parties’ proposed
Joint Status Report and Provisional Discovery Plan.
IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that the parties shall adhere to the following
discovery plan:
(a) Maximum of 25 interrogatories per party to the other party with responses due 30
days after service.
(b) Maximum of 25 requests for admission per party to the other party with responses
due 30 days after service.
(c) Maximum of 50 requests for production per party to the other party with responses
due 30 days after service.
(d) Maximum of 10 depositions by each party, excluding experts. Each party may also
depose the other parties’ designated experts. Depositions shall not exceed the
maximum time allowed under the Federal Rules.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the following case management deadlines shall
govern:
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(a) Deadline for Plaintiff to join parties or amend pleadings pursuant to Federal Rule of
Civil Procedure 15:

September 22, 2017;

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

October 13, 2017

(c) Plaintiff’s expert-disclosure deadline:

November 22, 2017;

(d) Defendant’s expert-disclosure:

January 8, 2018

(e) Deadline for supplementing discovery/disclosures: Within thirty days of receiving
information requiring supplementation.
(f) Termination of discovery:

February 20, 2018;

(g) Motions relating to discovery:

March 20, 2018;

(h) All other motions, including dispositive and Daubert motions:

April 16, 2018

(i) Pretrial order:

Plaintiff to Defendant by: May 1, 2018;
Defendant to Court by: May 8, 2018.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Court must approve any changes to the timing or
scope of discovery. 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 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

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witnesses, not just those for whom a report is required.

______________________________
KEVIN R. SWEAZEA
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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