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Parties Involved:
Alexander A. Davis, M.D.
Plaintiff
New York Life Insurance Company
Defendant

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STIPULATION AND ORDER TO EXTEND FACT DISCOVERY CUT-OFF 

Scott C. Glovsky (Cal. Bar No. 170477) 

sglovsky@scottglovskylaw.com 

Julia Zalba Seltz (Cal. Bar No. 166717) 

jseltz@scottglovskylaw.com 

LAW OFFICES OF SCOTT GLOVSKY, APC 

343 Harvard Avenue 

Claremont, CA 91711 

Website: www.scottglovsky.com 

Telephone: (626) 243-5598 

Facsimile: (866) 243-2243 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

ALEXANDER A. DAVIS, M.D., an 

individual, 

 Plaintiff, 

 vs. 

NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE 

COMPANY; and DOES 1 through 100, 

inclusive, 

Defendants. 

Case No. 2:24-CV-00131-TLN-SCR 

[Assigned to the Honorable Troy L. Nunley] 

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO 

EXTEND FACT DISCOVERY CUT-OFF 

 Current Discovery Cut-Off: Dec. 17, 2024 

 Proposed Discovery Cut-Off: Mar. 3, 2025 

 Complaint Filed: September 21, 2022 

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Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16(b)(4), the Honorable Troy L. Nunley’s Civil 

Standing Order, and the Court’s Initial Scheduling Order (ECF No. 34), Plaintiff ALEXANDER 

A. DAVIS, M.D. (“Plaintiff”) and Defendant NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY 

(“Defendant”) (Plaintiff and Defendant are collectively referred to as the “Parties”), through their 

respective attorneys of record herein, STIPULATE as follows: 

RECITALS 

WHEREAS, Plaintiff filed the Complaint in this action on September 21, 2022, in San 

Francisco Superior Court. (ECF No. 45 at 8.); 

WHEREAS, on June 16, 2023, Defendant removed the case to the United States District 

Court for the Northern District of California (ECF No. 2.); 

WHEREAS, on January 10, 2024, the action was transferred to this Court; (ECF No. 33.) 

WHEREAS, this Court entered an Initial Pretrial Scheduling Order on January 11, 2024, 

which provides the Parties 365 days to complete all fact discovery “from the date upon which the 

last answer is filed with the Court pursuant to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, or from the 

date of removal, whichever is later.” (ECF No. 34.); 

WHEREAS, the last answer was filed and the case was removed before the case was 

transferred to this Court, (ECF No. 45 at 12) and accordingly, pursuant to the Initial Pretrial 

Scheduling Order, fact discovery ended on June 17, 2024; 

WHEREAS, on May 28, 2024, Plaintiff filed an ex parte application to extend the discovery 

cut off, which was denied (ECF Nos. 39-40) 

WHEREAS, on June 10, 2024, Plaintiff filed a motion to amend the initial pretrial 

scheduling order to extend the discovery cut off by 183 days (ECF No. 45), which was pending for 

approximately four months; 

WHEREAS, on October 16, 2024, the Court entered an Order to extend the fact discovery 

cut off from June 17, 2024 to December 17, 2024 and “recognize[d] that the date Plaintiff 

request[ed] may not give the parties sufficient time to complete its discovery and encourage[d] the 

parties to stipulate to a further extension should it be necessary.” (ECF No. 62 at 4, n.1); 

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WHEREAS, Defendant filed a Motion to Compel Discovery Responses and a Joint 

Statement Regarding Discovery Disagreement, with hearing currently set for December 19, 2024 

(ECF Nos. 63 and 64); 

WHEREAS, the Parties have been diligent in propounding and responding to discovery, 

taking depositions, and engaging in third party discovery, and meeting and conferring to try and 

resolve discovery disputes without Court intervention, where possible; 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9 of this Court’s standing order, the current schedule in 

this matter is as follows: 

Event Deadline 

Fact Discovery December 17, 2024 

Initial Expert Designation February 14, 2025 

Supplemental Expert Designation March 14, 2025 

Dispositive Motion Filing Date June 13, 2025 

Supplemental Disclosures May 14, 2025 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9 of this Court’s standing order, Plaintiff previously 

requested this Court extend the fact discovery deadline once via ex parte application, which was 

denied (ECF Nos. 39-40), and once by motion by six months (ECF No. 45) which this Court 

granted (ECF No. 62). There have been no other requests for extension of time; 

WHEREAS, good cause exists for the proposed continuance to allow additional time to 

complete fact discovery, including third party discovery, for this Court to hear and rule on New 

York Life’s Motion to Compel and Joint Statement Regarding Discovery Disagreements (ECF No. 

63-64), to allow the Parties to work through discovery disputes without Court involvement, to 

effectively complete expert discovery and to avoid unproductive proceedings and unnecessary 

litigation costs; NOW THEREFORE, the Parties, through their respective counsel, stipulate and 

agree – subject to the Court’s approval – to extend the fact discovery cut off from December 17, 

2024 to March 3, 2025, as well as extending all deadlines which flow from that date. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

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DATED: December 3, 2024 LAW OFFICES OF SCOTT GLOVSKY, APC 

 By: /S/Scott Glovsky_____________ Scott C. Glovsky 

 Julia Zalba Seltz 

 Attorneys for Plaintiff 

DATED: December 3, 2024 DENTONS US LLP 

 

 By: /S/ Joshua Haevernick ________ 

Andrew S. Azarmi 

 Anne E. Waddell 

 Joshua K. Haevernick 

 Matthew A. Chipman 

Attorneys for Defendant 

 

 

 

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ORDER 

PURSUANT TO THE PARTIES’ STIPULATION, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED 

THAT: 

The fact discovery cut off in the above-entitled action shall be extended from December 

17, 2024 to March 3, 2025. All dates or deadlines that flow from the fact discovery deadline are 

extended and shall run from the continued fact discovery deadline. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: December 3, 2024 ____________________________

Troy L. Nunley

Chief United States District Judge

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