Zander et al v. Katz, Sapper & Miller, LLP et al

Filing 64

ORDER: Telephone Conference held on 10/29/2013. The discovery and dispositive motion deadlines shall both be 1/10/2014. Responses to any dispositive motions shall be due 21 days after the motions, and replies, if any, limited to five pages, will be due seven days after the response. Signed by Magistrate Judge Joe Brown on 10/30/13. (DOCKET TEXT SUMMARY ONLY-ATTORNEYS MUST OPEN THE PDF AND READ THE ORDER.)(dt)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
NASHVILLE DIVISION
JEFFREY J. ZANDER, et al.,

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Plaintiffs
v.
KATZ, SAPPER & MILLER, LLP,
et al.,
Defendants

No. 3:12-0967
Judge Sharp/Brown
Jury Demand

O R D E R
A

30-minute

telephone

conference

was

held

with

the

parties on October 29, 2013. Defendants’ counsel has requested
permission to take three additional depositions and to extend the
discovery deadline. Plaintiffs’ counsel has expressed a strong
desire not to extend deadlines such that it would affect the
present May 6, 2014, trial date. At the present time the parties
anticipate that this case can certainly take up to five days to
try.
After discussion with counsel the Magistrate Judge will
allow the Defendants to take the three additional depositions
requested. The deadlines for discovery and dispositive motions
previously set in Docket Entry 43 are extended as follows. The
discovery and dispositive motion deadlines shall both be January
10, 2014. Responses to any dispositive motions shall be due 21 days
after the motions, and replies, if any, limited to five pages, will
be due seven days after the response.

In setting the discovery and motion deadline on the same
date

the

Magistrate

Judge

is

aware

that

this

is

unusual.

Plaintiffs’ counsel believes that the three depositions will not
involve matter germaine to summary judgment motions. Defendants’
counsel is unwilling to concede that until the depositions are
actually taken. The Magistrate Judge would urge the parties to get
the depositions scheduled as soon as practicable, so that if there
is an issue about their materiality on a summary judgment as
opposed to trial, it can be brought to the Magistrate Judge’s
attention for resolution as soon as practicable.
It is so ORDERED.
/s/
Joe B. Brown
JOE B. BROWN
United States Magistrate Judge

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