King et al v. Westgate Resorts, LTD., L.P. (JRG1)

Filing 22

ORDER granting 20 Emergency Motion to Extend Discovery Deadline or for Protective Order. The deadline for discovery shall be extended to December 13, 2018. Signed by Magistrate Judge Debra C Poplin on 11/6/18. (ABF)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
AT KNOXVILLE
ERIC KING and LEIGH KING,
Plaintiffs,
v.
WESTGATE RESORTS, LTD., L.P.,
a/k/a WESTGATE RESORTS, LTD.,
Defendants.

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No. 3:17-CV-493-JRG-DCP

ORDER
This case is before the undersigned pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636, the Rules of this Court,
and Standing Order 13-02.
Now before the Court is Plaintiffs’ Emergency Motion to Extend Discovery Deadline or
for Protective Order [Doc. 20]. Specifically, Plaintiffs request that the deadline for discovery,
November 13, 2018, in the Scheduling Order be extended until December 13, 2018. In the
alterative, Plaintiffs request that the Court enter a protective order to protect them from being
deposed on November 7, 2018, because Plaintiff Leigh King is scheduled to work on November
7, 2018. Plaintiffs also request, in the alternative, that the Court order party depositions to occur
in Sevierville or Knoxville on November 12 and 13, 2018.
For grounds, Plaintiffs state that certain disagreements arose regarding the date and
location of the depositions. Currently, Plaintiffs’ depositions are scheduled for November 7, 2018,
and Defendant’s corporate representative’s deposition is set for November 13, 2018. The parties
have agreed, however, that Plaintiffs will be deposed in Nashville on November 12 or November
13 and that Defendant’s corporate representative’s deposition will occur in Orlando after Plaintiffs
have been deposed. Defendant does not oppose an extension of the discovery deadline.

The Court has considered the Motion and finds that the Motion establishes good cause for
an extension. The parties have encountered issues with scheduling the location and date of several
depositions, and they have worked together to resolve their disputes. Further, the Motion
represents that an extension of the discovery deadline will not affect the other deadlines in this
case. Accordingly, the Court finds Plaintiffs’ Emergency Motion to Extend Discovery Deadline
or for Protective Order [Doc. 20] well taken, and it is GRANTED. The deadline for discovery
shall be extended to December 13, 2018.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
ENTER:
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Debra C. Poplin
United States Magistrate Judge

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