JKG Fitness, Inc. v. Brown & Brown of Colorado, Inc.

Opinion

1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 2 DISTRICT OF NEVADA 3 JKG Fitness, Inc., 2:23-cv-01800-JAD-MDC 4 Plaintiff(s), ORDER: 5 vs. GRANTING MOTION (ECF No. 33) and DENYING STIPULATION (ECF No. 37) AS 6 Brown & Brown of Colorado, Inc., et al, MOOT 7 Defendant(s). 8 Pending before the Court are a Motion for Extension of Time (“Motion”) (ECF No. 33) by 9 defendant Brown & Brown of Colorado, Inc. and a Stipulation for Extension of Time (“Stipulation”) 10 (ECF No. 37). For the reasons stated below, the Court GRANTS the Motion and DENIES the 11 Stipulation as moot. 12 DISCUSSION 13 Defendant Brown & Brown of Colorado, Inc seeks to both extend and reopen discovery 14 deadlines. ECF No. 33. Plaintiff opposes defendant’s Motion. ECF No. 35. 15 A request to extend discovery deadlines must include a statement specifying the discovery 16 completed, a specific description of the discovery that remains, the reasons why the subject deadline 17 cannot be met, and a proposed schedule for completing the outstanding discovery. Local Rule (“LR”) 18 26-3. To prevail on a request to amend a scheduling order under Rule 16(b), a movant must establish 19 good cause. See Johnson v. Mammoth Recreations, Inc., 975 F.2d 604, 608-09 (9th Cir. 1992). The good 20 cause analysis turns on whether the subject deadlines cannot reasonably be met despite the exercise of 21 diligence. Id. at 609. “The showing of diligence is measured by the conduct displayed throughout the 22 entire period of time already allowed.” Williams v. James River Grp. Inc., 627 F. Supp. 3d 1172, 1177 23 (D. Nev. 2022). 24 Defendant asserts that it has been diligent in pursuing discovery and that good cause exists to 25 extend the discovery deadlines. Defendant argues that third-party discovery is relevant to its affirmative 1 || defenses. ECF No. 33 at 5-6. Defendant further argues that the remaining discovery cannot be completed 2 || within the current deadlines. /d. at 7. The Court finds that good cause exists to extend and reopen the 3 || discovery deadlines. 4 Therefore, the Court will adopt defendant’s proposed new deadlines. The new discovery 5 || deadlines will be as follows: 6 e Amending the Pleadings and Adding Parties: January 28, 2025; 7 e Rebuttal Expert Disclosures: March 13, 2025; 8 e Disclosure Closes: May 1, 2025; 9 e Dispositive Motions: June 26, 2025; 10 e Pre-Trial Order, if no Dispositive Motions: July 29, 2025 11 || If dispositive motions are filed, the deadline for filing the joint pretrial order will be suspended until 30 12 || days after decision on the dispositive motions or further court order. 13 14 ACCORDINGLY, 15 IT IS ORDERED that: 16 1. The Motion for Extension of Time (ECF No. 33) is GRANTED. M7 2. The Stipulation for Extension of Time (ECF No. 37) is DENIED AS MOOT. 18 19 20 DATED this 11" day of December 2024. 21 IT IS SO ORDERED. 4p _ Yi & □

23 Hog Manimiligh’ D lier □ UMited States ey Judge 25