(PS) Banga v. Ameriprise Auto & Home Ins. Agency

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KAMLESH BANGA, No. 2:18-cv-1072 MCE AC Plaintiff, v. ORDER AMERIPRISE AUTO & HOME INSURANCE AGENCY et al., 15 Defendants.

17 This matter is before the court on defendants’ motion to compel a second deposition of plaintiff. ECF No. 69. The parties did not file a joint statement, though plaintiff submitted an opposition (ECF No. 72) and defense counsel submitted a declaration stating plaintiff refused to participate in the process of creating a joint statement (ECF No. 77). The matter was submitted on the papers. ECF No. 70. Based on a review of the parties’ arguments and the record, the motion to compel is DENIED; defendants may pose necessary questions to plaintiff through interrogatories. Further, the undersigned sua sponte extends the discovery deadline to March 3, 2021. All motions related to discovery must be filed no later than February 17, 2021. The dispositive motions deadline is extended to April 7, 2021. The…