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Nature of Suit Code: 196
Nature of Suit: Franchise
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Breach of Contract

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ROBERT STILLWELL, et al., Civil No. 07cv607 JM (CAB)

Plaintiffs,

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND

DENYING IN PART THE JOINT MOTION

TO EXTEND THE DEADLINE ON

DISCOVERY MOTIONS

[Doc. No. 39.]

v.

RADIOSHACK CORPORATION,

Defendant.

On September 10, 2008, the Court issued a case management order which required all discovery

motions be filed within 30 days of the service of an objection, answer or response which becomes the

subject of dispute, or the passage of a discovery due date without response or production. [Doc. No. 34

at 2.] On December 24, 2008, the parties filed a joint motion to extend the deadline on discovery

motions to 60 days for all motions, or in the alternative, for any motions relating to Radioshack’s first set

of discovery requests. The parties claim an extension is necessary due to the extensive written discovery

issued by the parties as well as the requirement to meet and confer before filing any discovery motions. 

While an extension may be warranted in particular instances upon a showing of good cause, the

Court finds the request to extend the deadline for all motions to be overbroad and unwarranted. 

Accordingly, the request to extend the deadline for all motions is DENIED. In regards to Radioshack’s

first set of discovery requests, including the First Set of Requests for Production of Documents, First Set

of Special Interrogatories, and First Set of Requests for Admission on all four of the plaintiffs, the 

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request is GRANTED. Any discovery motions arising from those requests shall be filed no later than

February 5, 2009.

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: January 5, 2009

CATHY ANN BENCIVENGO

United States Magistrate Judge

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