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Nature of Suit Code: 360
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Personal Injury

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

AMERICAN MODERN HOME INSURANCE

COMPANY, INC., an Ohio

corporation, dba AMERICAN

MODERN INSURANCE COMPANY,

Plaintiff,

v.

ROBERT E. GALLAGHER, JR.; WHITE

& OLIVER, a California

professional corporation,

Defendants. 

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Civil No. 06cv1157 JAH(RBB)

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND

DENYING IN PART DEFENDANTS’ EX

PARTE APPLICATION TO PERMIT

PREVIOUSLY NOTICED PERCIPIENT

WITNESS DEPOSITIONS [DOC. NO.

84]

On July 23, 2007, Defendants filed their Ex Parte Application

to Permit Previously Noticed Percipient Witness Depositions,

accompanied by the Declaration of Charles R. Grebing [doc. no. 84]. 

The Defendants seek to extend the discovery cutoff date from July

27, 2007, through August 1, 2007, to depose the following eight

individuals: (1) Marcie Anderson, (2) Nancy Gill, (3) Beth Howard,

(4) Scott Wedemeyer, (5) Marc Lytle, (6) Melissa Kellerman, (7) Kim

Tiemeir, and (8) Deanna Smith. (Ex Parte App. Decl. of Charles R.

Grebing, Ex. 1, at 1-2.) Plaintiff American Modern Home Insurance

Company, Inc. (“AMIC”) filed its Opposition and the Declaration of

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David W. Evans on July 25, 2007 [doc. no. 88], and Defendants

thereafter filed a Reply [doc. no. 89]. 

The scheduling order issued by this Court, which set the

discovery cutoff date, may be modified upon a showing of good

cause. Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b); Johnson v. Mammoth Recreations,

Inc., 975 F.2d 604, 608 (9th Cir. 1992). After reviewing the

memoranda and declarations submitted by the parties, the Court

concludes that the Defendants have not shown good cause for

extending the discovery cutoff date to the extent requested. 

Nevertheless, good cause for some modification of the schedule has

been established. 

The depositions of Marcie Anderson, Marc Lytle, and Beth

Howard may be taken no later than August 17, 2007, consistent with

limitations imposed by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and any

prior orders of this Court. Ms. Gill may be deposed on or before

August 31, 2007, under the same conditions. Scott Wedemeyer and

Melissa Kellerman may each be deposed for ninety minutes by counsel

for Defendants. The depositions also may be taken no later than

August 17, 2007. Good cause has not been shown for extending the

discovery cut-off date for the purpose of deposing either Kim

Tiemeyer or Deanna Smith. No other deadlines or dates previously

set by this Court are affected by this order.

DATED: July 30, 2007 _____________________________

Ruben B. Brooks, Magistrate Judge

United States District Court

cc:

Judge Houston

All Parties of Record

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