Sousa v. 7- Eleven, Inc.
- Proceeding
- district
- Area
- civil
- Panel
- Janis L. Sammartino (author)
Analysis
The parties filed a joint motion to continue the deadline for plaintiffs to file a motion to compel arbitration-related discovery, citing the need to obtain documentation for a potential voluntary dismissal based on a recent Supreme Court case. The court granted the motion, extending the deadline from June 2, 2021, to July 17, 2021.
| What the court decided | The model |
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Joint Motion to Continue Deadline for Discovery Issues Related to Motion to Compel Arbitration granted“Good cause appearing, the parties' motion is GRANTED. The deadline for Plaintiffs to move to compel further discovery responses to the Plaintiffs’ discovery served on Defendant on March 30, 2021 is continued for forty-five days, from June 2, 2021 to July 17, 2021.” | agree with court The court applied the 'good cause' standard typically associated with scheduling orders and discovery disputes. The parties provided a specific reason (need to obtain documentation for a potential dismissal based on a recent case) that logically supports a short extension to allow for further negotiation or resolution before filing a motion to compel. The decision follows from the recited facts. |
The order itself: sound — The order is a routine scheduling decision based on a joint motion. It correctly identifies the request, the reason provided by the parties, and grants the extension based on 'good cause.' There are no legal arguments to evaluate beyond the procedural necessity of the extension.
Opinion
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 Case No.: 19cv2142-JLS(BLM) 10 KARLA Y. SOUSA, NANCY E. LEVINE, PATRICK GRANNAN, CHRISTIAN 11 BETANCOURT, on behalf of themselves and ORDER GRANTING JOINT MOTION TO CONTINUE DEADLINE FOR all others similarly situated, 12 DISCOVERY ISSUES RELATED TO Plaintiffs, MOTION TO COMPEL ARBITRATION 13 (ECF NO. 30) 14 V. [ECF NO. 35] 7- ELEVEN, INC., 15 16 Defendant. 17 On May 26, 2021, the parties filed a Joint Motion to Continue Deadline for Discovery 18 Issues Related to Motion to Compel Arbitration (ECF No. 30). ECF No. 35. The parties seek to 19 continue Plaintiffs' June 2, 2021 deadline to file a motion to compel related to the discovery they 20 served on Defendant on March 30, 2021 to July 17, 2021. Id. at 2. In support, the parties 21 state that they are currently attempting to "obtain necessary documentation to possibly support 22 a motion for voluntary dismissal by Plaintiffs due to the recent case of 23 , 141 S. Ct. 1163 (April 1, 2021)." Id. In light of Defendant's attempts to obtain the 24 documentation necessary to support a dismissal, it "has not yet provided responses to Plaintiffs’ 25 arbitration-related discovery served on March 30, 2021, with responses due on May 2, 2021." 26 Id. 27 Good cause appearing, the parties' motion is GRANTED. The deadline for Plaintiffs to 28 move to compel further discovery responses to the Plaintiffs’ discovery served on Defendant on 1 || March 30, 2021 is continued for forty-five days, from June 2, 2021 to July 17, 2021. 2 IT IS SO ORDERED. 3 ||Dated: 5/27/2021 lara Mayo 4 Hon. Barbara L. ajor .
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