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Nature of Suit Code: 310
Nature of Suit: Airplane Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:2271 Federal Tort Claims Act

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No. 02-cv-5649, Proposed Order

PETER D. KEISLER

Assistant Attorney General

MCGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

KIMBERLY A. GAAB

Assistant United States Attorney

Telephone: (559) 498-7272

ROBERT J. GROSS

JILL DAHLMANN ROSA

CHRISTOPHER J. WILL

Trial Attorneys 

U.S. Department of Justice

Torts Branch, Civil Division

Post Office Box 14271

Washington, D.C. 20044

Telephone: (202) 616-4038

Attorneys for the United States of America

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ALESSANDRA BROHMER, et al., ) CV-F-02-5649 OWW TAG

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Plaintiffs, ) ORDER

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v. )

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, )

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Defendant. )

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Before the Court are Plaintiffs’ motions to re-open discovery, add an expert

witness, and compel production of investigative reports and data. [Docket # 172, 178,

182, 194, & 197.] Also before the Court is the government’s counter-motion for a

protective order to enforce the discovery deadlines set by the Court. [Docket # 201.] 

Upon consideration of the motions and oral argument, the Court will deny all of

Plaintiffs’ motions. Having denied Plaintiffs’ motions, the government’s motion is now

moot. 

On January 22, 2007, the Court ordered that all factual, non-expert discovery be

completed by March 30, 2007. [Docket # 163.] This Order was never revisited or

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amended, so factual discovery closed on March 30, 2007. Plaintiffs’ discovery requests

for additional factual material were made after the close of discovery, as was their request

to re-open discovery and add an additional expert witness. 

Modification of a Rule 16 scheduling order may be granted upon a showing of

good cause. Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b); Johnson v. Mammoth Recreations, Inc., 975 F.2d 604,

(9th Cir. 1992). “Good cause means scheduling deadlines cannot be met despite a party’s

diligence.” 6A Wright, Miller & Kane, Federal Practice and Procedure § 1522.1 (2d ed.

1990). Plaintiffs have failed to make the necessary showing of good cause. Plaintiffs

failed to provide the Court with any convincing explanation for why the requested

discovery could not have been pursued during the open discovery period. Based on the

admitted failure to exercise diligence and to show good cause under Rule 16, the Court

will not amend its Scheduling Order to permit additional discovery. Alternatively,

Plaintiffs failed to file their motion for an extension of discovery before the expiration of

the discovery period, and therefore their motions are untimely.

Accordingly, it is hereby:

ORDERED that Plaintiffs’ motions [Docket # 172, 178, 182, 194, & 197] be, and

hereby are, denied; it is further 

ORDERED that the government’s counter-motion to enforce the discovery

deadline [Docket # 201] is hereby deemed moot.

DATED: _September 18, 2007

 

/s/ OLIVER W. WANGER_________

HON. OLIVER W. WANGER

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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No. 02-cv-5649, Proposed Order

PETER D. KEISLER

Assistant Attorney General

MCGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

KIMBERLY A. GAAB

Assistant United States Attorney

Telephone: (559) 498-7272

ROBERT J. GROSS

JILL DAHLMANN ROSA

CHRISTOPHER J. WILL

Trial Attorneys

U.S. Department of Justice

Torts Branch, Civil Division

Post Office Box 14271

Washington, D.C. 20044

Telephone: (202) 616-4038

Attorneys for the United States of America

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ALESSANDRA BROHMER, et al., ) CV-F-02-5649 OWW TAG

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Plaintiffs, )

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v. ) CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, )

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Defendant )

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I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing was served via e-mail delivery through

the Court’s electronic case filing system this 10th day of September, 2007, to the

following counsel of record:

Craig R. McClellan

The McClellan Law Firm

1144 State Street

San Diego, CA 92101

619-231-0505

619-544-0540 (fax)

Craig@mcclellanlaw.com

/s/ ROBERT J. GROSS 

Employee, U.S. Department of Justice

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