Opinion
3:23-cv-05064-BHS
07-02-2024
JEFFERY PORTMANN, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendant.
TESSA M. GORMAN United States Attorney NICKOLAS BOHL ALIXANDRIA K. MORRIS Assistant United States Attorneys United States Attorney's Office Western District of Washington Attorneys for United States of America FIELDING LAW GROUP SCOTT BOYCE, Attorney for Plaintiff
Noted for Consideration: July 2, 2024
TESSA M. GORMAN United States Attorney NICKOLAS BOHL ALIXANDRIA K. MORRIS Assistant United States Attorneys United States Attorney's Office Western District of Washington Attorneys for United States of America
FIELDING LAW GROUP SCOTT BOYCE, Attorney for Plaintiff
STIPULATED MOTION AND ORDER FOR EXTENSION OF PRETRIAL DEADLINES
BENJAMIN H. SETTLE, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
JOINT STIPULATION
The parties stipulate and agree to a brief two-week extension for dates related to discovery. The parties continue to litigate this matter. Plaintiff has disclosed nine non-retained experts, four experts, and has limited availability for depositions with other case obligations. Both parties could use additional time to complete these depositions and further develop discovery in this matter.
A court may modify a deadline for good cause. Fed.R.Civ.P. 16(b). Continuing pretrial and trial dates is within the discretion of the trial judge. See King v. State of California, 784 F.2d 910, 912 (9th Cir. 1986). The parties submit that the above facts provide good cause for a brief extension of the discovery-related deadlines.
The parties stipulate and agree to extend the following dates currently set by the prior scheduling order, subject to the Court's availability and approval:
Deadline
Current Date
Extended Date
Disclosure of rebuttal expert testimony under FRCP 26(a)(2)
July 17, 2024
August 2, 2024
All motions related to discovery must be filed by
July 29, 2024
August 16, 2024
Discovery completed by
August 26, 2024
August 30, 2024
SO STIPULATED.
I certify that this memorandum contains 186 words, in compliance with the Local Civil Rules.
ORDER
It is hereby ORDERED that the parties' motion is GRANTED. The new discovery deadlines are as follows:
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Deadline
Extended Date
Disclosure of rebuttal expert testimony under FRCP 26(a)(2)
August 2, 2024
All motions related to discovery must be filed by
August 16, 2024
Discovery completed by
August 30, 2024