Worthams v. GEICO Choice Insurance Company

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEVADA

Case No. 2:24-cv-00023-RFB-NJK Plaintiff, Order v. [Docket Nos. 50, 51] GEICO INSURANCE COMPANY, et al., Defendants. Pending before the Court is the parties’ joint proposed discovery plan. Docket No. 51.1 The presumptively reasonable discovery period is 180 days. Local Rule 26-1(b)(1). The discovery period is calculated from the date the first defendant answers or otherwise appears in the case. Local Rule 26-1(b)(1). In this case, Defendant Geico Insurance Company first appeared on January 26, 2024. See Docket No. 29. The parties, however, seek a 180-day discovery period calculated from April 3, 2024, which is 30 days after the parties held their Rule 26(f) scheduling conference. Docket No. 51 at 6. When a specific showing has been made that established deadlines cannot be met in a particular circumstance, the Court has found good cause for extension. Here, the parties seek an extended discovery period due to pending motions to dismiss. Id. Further, the parties agree to a 30-day self-imposed stay of discovery without addressing the applicable standards. Id. The Court finds that the parties have failed to establish good cause for an extended discovery period. See e.g., Tradebay, LLC v. eBay, LLC, 278 F.R.D. 597, 600 (D.Nev. 2011). Further, the Court denies the parties’ self-imposed stay. Accordingly, the parties’ proposed discovery plan is DENIED. Docket No. 51. No later than March 29, 2024, the parties must file a renewed joint proposed discovery plan that complies with the Court’s Local Rules. If Defendants continue to seek a stay of discovery pending the

1 Plaintiff filed an errata to the parties’ proposed discovery plan because he inadvertently filed a former draft. See Docket No. 51 at 1-2. Accordingly, the parties’ prior filing at Docket No. 50 is DENIED as moot. 1} resolution of the pending motions, they must file a motion to stay discovery, addressing all relevant standards, no later than March 29, 2024. Dated: March 26, 2024 gD NancyJ. Reppe □ United States Magistrate Judge