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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1330 Breach of Contract

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CONSENT MOTION TO MODIFY DISCOVERY DEADLINES; ORDER

Benjamin K. Mason (State Bar No. 289066) 

Angelica J. Simpson (State Bar No. 325210) 

MORLEY MASON, PLC

2600 W. Geronimo Pl., Ste. 100 

Chandler, AZ 85224 

Telephone: 480.320.1254 

Facsimile: 480.505.0926 

ben@morleymason.com 

angelica@morleymason.com 

Attorneys for Amazing Insurance, Inc.

and Third-Party Defendants

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

AMAZING INSURANCE, INC, a Georgia 

corporation, 

Plaintiff/Counterclaim Defendant, 

v. 

MICHAEL A. DiMANNO, an individual, 

and ACCUIRE, LLC, a Florida limited 

liability company, 

 Defendants/Counterclaim Plaintiffs. 

__________________________________

MICHAEL A. DiMANNO, an individual, 

and ACCUIRE, LLC, a Florida limited 

liability company,

Counterclaim Plaintiffs, 

v. 

VIKASH JAIN, an individual, GERALD 

DOUGLAS ANDERTON, an individual, 

KARA CHILDRESS, an individual, and 

ALEX CAMPOS, an individual, 

Third-Party Defendants.

Case No. 2:19-cv-01349-TLN-CKD

CONSENT MOTION TO MODIFY 

DISCOVERY DEADLINES; 

ORDER

Plaintiff Amazing Insurance, Inc. and Third-Party Defendants (collectively, in this 

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document, “Plaintiff”) file the following Consent Motion to Modify Discovery Deadlines: 

INTRODUCTION

The parties’ efforts to complete discovery in this case have become much more fruitful over 

the last several weeks and require only a short extension of the current deadlines in order to be 

completed. Defendants consent to the relief sought herein.

PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

The Court entered an Initial Pretrial Scheduling Order on July 18, 2019 (the “Pretrial 

Order”). ECF No. 3. The Pretrial Order set a number of discovery deadlines, keyed off trial dates 

and Answer dates. Id. On January 31, 2020, the parties filed a Joint Status Report providing for 

different discovery deadlines. ECF No. 33. The Court did not adopt or agree to these deadlines; 

therefore, the governing deadlines were those from the Pretrial Order. The Court then issued ECF 

No. 43 which set new discovery deadlines in this matter. On December 30, 2020, in response to a 

Joint Motion to Extend Time to Complete Discovery, the Court issued ECF No. 78, which set new 

discovery deadlines in this matter. On March 1, 2021, the parties consented to a further extension 

of discovery deadlines, after which the Court then issued ECF No. 81. On March 31, 2021, the 

court issued ECF No. 83 which set new discovery deadlines in this matter. On May 10, 2021, the 

court issued ECF No. 85 which set new discovery deadlines in this matter. On June 25, 2021, the 

parties consented to a further extension of discovery deadlines, after which the Court issued ECF 

No. 89, which set new discovery deadlines in this matter.

STANDARD OF LAW

This Court has broad discretion to amend to govern the pretrial phase of litigation before it,

“The district court is given broad discretion in supervising the pretrial phase of litigation, and its 

decisions regarding the preclusive effect of a pretrial order . . . will not be disturbed unless they 

evidence a clear abuse of discretion.” Johnson v. Mammoth Recreations, Inc., 975 F.2d 604, 607 

(9th Cir. 1992) (citing Miller v. Safeco Title Ins. Co.,758 F.2d 364, 369 (9th Cir. 1985)). As stated 

by the Court itself, and by case law, the Court can modify its pretrial order on a showing of good 

cause, “A pretrial order controls the subsequent course of the action unless modified `upon a 

showing of good cause.'“ Amerisourcebergen Corp. v. Dialysist West, Inc., 445 F.3d 1132, 1135 n.

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CONSENT MOTION TO MODIFY DISCOVERY DEADLINES; ORDER

1 (9th Cir. 2006) (citing ElHakem v. BJY Inc.,415 F.3d 1068, 1077 (9th Cir.2005); Zivkovic v. S. 

Cal. Edison Co.,302 F.3d 1080, 1087 (9th Cir. 2002)), petition for cert. filed, 74 U.S.L.W. 3407 

(U.S. Oct. 19, 2005) (No. 05-84); see also Arsement v. Spinnaker Exploration Co.,400 F.3d 238, 

245 (5th Cir.2005) (“It goes without saying that a pre-trial order controls the scope and course of 

trial.. . .”). 

ARGUMENT

The parties have exchanged discovery responses, and further supplemental responses are 

expected. Some of the expected nine (or more) contemplated depositions have been completed, and 

the parties are actively communicating through counsel and working to accommodate the taking of 

said depositions. 

Based on this, Plaintiff and Third-Party Defendants, and Defendants, through counsel, have 

agreed that the parties would request an extension of deadlines. Plaintiff therefore respectfully asks 

the Court to modify the discovery deadlines as follows:

Deadline ECF No. 89 New Deadline 

Requested by Parties

Discovery September 15, 2021 November 15, 2021

Initial Expert Disclosures November 15, 2021 January 14, 2022

Supplemental Expert 

Disclosures

December 15, 2021 February 14, 2022

Dispositive Motions February 1, 2022 April 1, 2022

CONCLUSION

WHEREFORE, Plaintiff prays this Court grant the relief detailed above, as to which all

parties consent.

DATED this 26th day of August, 2021. 

MORLEY MASON, PLC

By: /s/ Angelica Simpson

Angelica Simpson 

MORLEY MASON, PLC

Attorneys for Amazing Insurance, Inc. and 

All Third-Party Defendants

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CERTIFICATE OF CONFERRAL

I certify that, on August 26, 2021, I spoke with John Shoreman, counsel for Defendants, 

and they do not oppose the relief sought. Mr. Shoreman confirmed his approval of this filing via 

email on August 26, 2021. 

By: /s/ Angelica Simpson

Angelica Simpson 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: August 27, 2021

Troy L. Nunley

United States District Judge

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