Summary
This district court order grants in part a plaintiff's emergency motion to extend dispositive motion and pretrial deadlines. The court determined that good cause exists due to the defendant's failure to provide full access to a Binance cryptocurrency account, which the plaintiff requires to prepare dispositive motions. The court reset the case management deadlines and cautioned the parties against filing further extension motions without strict adherence to local rules.
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Questions Presented
- Whether Plaintiff is entitled to an extension of discovery and pretrial deadlines.
- Whether Plaintiff may compel Defendant to provide full access to the Binance account and related wallets.
- Whether Plaintiff may be sanctioned for raising new issues in his reply brief.
Holdings
- Extension of the discovery deadlines is granted in part and the case‑management deadlines are reset as set forth in the order.
- The court denies Plaintiff's request to compel Defendant to provide full access.
- The court denies Plaintiff's request for sanctions.
Key quotations
“Accordingly, the motion to extend discovery deadlines is GRANTED in part.” (at 1)
“The Court will not hesitate to impose necessary sanctions on any party that fails to comply with its discovery obligations.” (at 1)
Factual background
Plaintiff Michael Alexander seeks full access to a Binance cryptocurrency account and related cold‑storage wallets that Defendant Corey Chadwick allegedly failed to provide, asserting that the lack of access impedes preparation of dispositive motions.
Procedural history
The plaintiff moved for an extension of discovery and pretrial deadlines, alleging Defendant's failure to provide full access to a Binance account. Defendant opposed, and the court considered the filings without a hearing.