Siemens Industry, Inc. v. Great Midwest Insurance Company

Filing 33

ORDER: granting 32 Letter Motion for Discovery. Application GRANTED. Defendant shall serve responses and produce documents in response to Plaintiff's October 10, 2023 interrogatories and document requests by Thursday, February 29, 2024. Pursu ant to the First Amended Civil Case Management Plan and Scheduling Order, "[a]ll fact discovery shall be completed no later than April 17, 2024" and "[a]ll expert discovery, including reports, production of underlying documents, and depositions, shall be completed no later than June 7, 2024." ECF No. 27 at 2-3. The Court has already extended the time to complete discovery to "enable the parties to focus on settlement efforts[.]" See ECF No. 26 at 2. The Court expects the parties to abide by the schedule set forth in ECF No. 27; "[t]he fact and expert discovery deadlines will not be further extended absent extraordinary circumstances." ECF No. 26 at 2. The Clerk of Court is directed to terminate ECF No. 32. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Jennifer H. Rearden on 2/06/2024) (ama)

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