Sansone v. Charter Communications, Inc.

Summary

The United States District Court for the Southern District of California granted the parties’ joint motion to continue all deadlines by at least sixty days. The order modified the scheduling deadlines for expert disclosures and discovery, pretrial motions, settlement proceedings, the final pretrial conference, and related matters. It also set a mandatory settlement conference for February 11, 2026, and included directions for participation by Zoom.

Holdings

1. The parties' joint motion to continue all deadlines by at least sixty days was granted because good cause appeared.
2. The modified scheduling order governs the parties' expert disclosures, expert discovery, discovery-dispute procedures, motions, settlement conference, and pretrial obligations; failure to comply may result in waiver, evidence preclusion, or sanctions as specified in the order.

Questions Presented

1. Whether good cause existed to continue the deadlines in the operative scheduling order by at least sixty days.
2. What revised deadlines and procedural requirements should govern expert disclosures, discovery disputes, settlement proceedings, pretrial preparation, and motions.

Disposition

other