Hardy
Hardy v. Sam's West, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
Background 20 Plaintiff Nancy Hardy initiated this action in Kern County Superior Court prior to the removal 21 of the action to this Court by Defendant Sam’s West, Inc., on April 1, 2024. (Doc. 1). In the operative 22 complaint, Plaintiff asserts claims relating to alleged workplace issues involving disability 23 discrimination, retaliation, hostile work environment, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. 24 (Id. ¶ 1). The parties filed a joint scheduling report and convened for a scheduling conference on June 25 27, 2024. (Docs. 4, 5). Douglas Schneck, who is no longer associated with the firm Ray & Seyb LLP, 26 appeared as counsel for Plaintiff at the conference. (Doc. 14 at 3). The scheduling order was entered 27 on July 1, 2024, and set forth the following deadlines: fact discovery 1/27/2025; expert disclosures 28 2/10/2025; rebuttal disclosures 2/24/2025; expert discovery 3/26/2025; mid-discovery status conference set for 12/16/2024; non-dispositive motions filed by 2/17/2025 and hearing on 3/24/2025; dispositive motions filed by 3/31/2025 and hearing on 5/5/2025; pretrial conference set for 7/7/2025; and jury trial set for 9/8/2025. …