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UNI TEDSTATESDI STRI CTCOURTMI DDLEDI STRI CTOFLOUI SI ANAWI LLI AM CHENEVERTANDSANDRACHENEVERTCI VI LACTI ONVERSUSNUMBER15- 46- J J B- SCRLI BERTYMUTUALI NSURANCECOMPANYNOTICE REGARDING MOTIONBef or et hecour t i st hedef endant sMot i onandI ncor por at edMemor andum f or Ext ensi onof Exper t Repor t Deadl i nebyLi ber t yMut ual I nsur anceCompany. Recor ddocument number 18.Thi smot i oni ndi cat est hat t hepl ai nt i f f sopposeanyext ensi onof t heexper t deadl i nes, andal soasser t st hat asof t hedat et hemot i onwasf i l ed, counsel f or t hepl ai nt i f f shavenot pr ovi deddat est odeposet hepl ai nt i f f s.Rul e16, Fed. R. Ci v. P. , r equi r esashowi ngof goodcauset oext endaschedul i ngor der deadl i ne. Whenconsi der i ngwhet her t her ei sgoodcause, t hecour t al soconsi der swhet her t hepar t yseeki ngt heext ensi onhasdi l i gent l ypur suedi t sdi scover y. Regar di ngt hepl ai nt i f f sdeposi t i ons, t hemot i onasser t st hat onJ ul y27, 2015counsel f or t hedef endant r equest edf r omt hei r at t or neydat est odeposet hepl ai nt i f f s, but asof t hedat et hemot i onwasf i l ednodat eshadbeenpr ovi ded.Deposi t i onsar eusual l yset ondat est hat ar econveni ent t obot ht hedeponent sandal l counsel . However , Rul e30,Case 3:15-cv-00046-JJB-SCR Document 2108/06/15 Page 1 of 3Fed. R. Ci v. P. , doesnot r equi r et hat deposi t i onsbeset onl yonconveni ent dat es. Rul e30( b) onl yr equi r est hat r easonabl enot i cebegi ven. Tendayst ot woweeksi susual l yconsi der edt ober easonabl enot i ce, but l esst i memayber easonabl eunder someci r cumst ances1andmor et i memaybeneededunder ot herci r cumst ances. Mor et i mei susual l yneededwhent henot i cei ncl udesar equest f or pr oduct i onof document sf r om apar t ydeponent .2Whenasdeposi t i oni spr oper l ynot i cedi naccor dancewi t hRul e30( b) , absent at i mel yf i l edmot i ont oquasht hedeposi t i onor i ssuanceof apr ot ect i veor der , apar t y sf ai l ur et oappear f or t hepar t y sdeposi t i onexposest hepar t yt osanct i onsunder Rul e37( d) Fed. R. Ci v. P.Becauset hi si sanopposedmot i on, t hepl ai nt i f f shave21dayst of i l eanopposi t i onor ot her r esponse.3Consequent l y, t hepar t i esshoul dnot expect ar ul i ngont hemot i onbef or eSept ember1, 2015( unl esst hepl ai nt i f f f i l et hei r r esponsei nl esst hat 21days) . I nt hemeant i me, t her ei snot hi ngpr ohi bi t i ngt hedef endant1Lesst i memaybeneededwhent hepar t i esst i pul at et ot aki ng t hedeposi t i onsooner . SeeRul e29( a) ( par t i esmayst i pul at et hatadeposi t i onmaybet akenat anyt i meandonanynot i ce) .2Thi si sbecauseadeposi t i oncannot beusedt oci r cumventt het i met or espondpr ovi dedbyRul e34( b) ( 2) .3Local Rul e7( f ) . Def endant di dnot f i l eamot i onf orexpedi t edconsi der at i on.2Case 3:15-cv-00046-JJB-SCR Document 2108/06/15 Page 2 of 3f r omt aki ngt hepl ai nt i f f s deposi t i ons, pr ovi dedt heyar enot i cedasr equi r edbyRul e30( b) .Bat onRouge, Loui si ana, August 6, 2015.STEPHENC. RI EDLI NGERUNI TEDSTATESMAGI STRATEJ UDGE3Case 3:15-cv-00046-JJB-SCR Document 2108/06/15 Page 3 of 3


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