Turner v. McDonald et al

Filing 26

ORDER granting parties' oral joint request and discovery deadline is EXTENDED to 4/8/2019; all other deadlines in 9 Pretrial Order and Case Management Plan, including but not limited to dispositive motions deadline, remain in effect. (see Order for further details.) Signed by Magistrate Judge W. Carleton Metcalf on 3/29/2019. (ejb)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
ASHEVILLE DIVISION
1:17 CV 334
GEOFFREY TURNER,

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Plaintiff,
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v.
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LOWELL S. GRIFFIN, in his official )
capacity as Sheriff of Henderson
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County, and OHIO CASUALTY
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INSURANCE COMPANY, in its
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capacity as Surety on the Official Bond )
of the Sheriff of Henderson County,
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Defendants.
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ORDER

This Order follows two (2) conference calls the Court conducted with counsel on
March 29, 2019. The conferences were requested by counsel and concerned certain
discovery disputes. Attorneys Jessica E. Leaven and/or Scott M. Anderson appeared for
Plaintiff, and attorneys Sean F. Perrin and/or Michael A. Ingersoll appeared for
Defendants.
It appearing that there is a possibility that some if not all of the discovery disputes
will be resolved without further Court intervention, the parties’ oral joint request for a oneweek extension of the discovery deadline will be allowed. Should the parties request that
a judicial settlement conference be conducted, such a request should be made by way of a
joint filing.

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED THAT:
1.

The parties’ oral joint request is GRANTED and the discovery deadline is
EXTENDED to April 8, 2019. No further extensions of the discovery
deadline will be allowed absent emergent circumstances.

2.

All other deadlines in the Pretrial Order, including but not limited to the
dispositive motions deadline, remain in effect.

3.

As the undersigned finds that the parties have satisfied their obligations as
set forth in Section III (B) of the Pretrial Order, the parties may proceed to
file appropriate motions concerning discovery should they be unable to
resolve the discovery disputes.

Signed: March 29, 2019