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Parties Involved:
Edith Lee
Plaintiff
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Defendant

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Edith Lee, 

Plaintiff, 

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Union Pacific Railroad Company,

Defendant. 

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No. CIV 06-1587-PCT-SMM

ORDER

Pending before the Court are a Motion to File Disclosure of Expert Testimony Beyond

Deadline filed by Defendant Union Pacific Railroad Company (“Defendant”)(Dkt. 32) and

a Stipulation to Extend Deadline to Complete All Discovery (Dkt. 36). 

A. Motion to File Disclosure of Expert Testimony Beyond Deadline 

Defendant seeks permission to file their Disclosure of Expert Testimony (Dkt. 32, Ex. B)

beyond the June 2, 2007, deadline set by the Court’s Rule 16 Scheduling Order. Defendant

avers that a clerical error prevented the timely filing of its disclosure (Dkt. 32, Ex. A), that

they did not learn of this error until August 6, 2007, and that they informed Plaintiff’s

counsel of the situation immediately upon realizing the error. To date, Plaintiff has not filed

any opposition to Defendant’s request to file the disclosure after the deadline. The Court

finds that Plaintiff will not be prejudiced by allowing Defendant to file their Disclosure of

Expert Testimony after the deadline set in the Court’s Rule 16 Scheduling Order. Moreover,

Defendant promptly notified opposing counsel as well as the Court upon learning of the

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mistake. Therefore, in light of Defendant’s prompt remedial action and the absence of

prejudice to Plaintiff, the Court will grant Defendant’s motion. 

B. Stipulation to Extend Deadline to Complete All Discovery

 The parties request the Court to extend the September 14, 2007, discovery deadline

to November 1, 2007. The parties represent that extending the deadline to complete

discovery will not necessitate rescheduling the October 19, 2007, deadline for filing

dispositive motions or the November 14, 2007, date for Final Pretrial Conference. In light

of the parties’ representations and good cause appearing, the Court will grant the stipulation.

Accordingly, 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED GRANTING Defendant’s Motion to File Disclosure

of Expert Testimony Beyond Deadline. (Dkt. 32) The Clerk of Court is directed to file the

lodged Disclosure of Expert Testimony (Dkt. 33). 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED GRANTING the parties’ Stipulation to Extend

Deadline to Complete All Discovery. (Dkt. 36) The parties shall have through November

1, 2007, to complete discovery. 

DATED this 27th day of August, 2007.

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