Candrice Boyd v. Protestant Memorial Medical Center, Inc., d/b/a Memorial Hospital Belleville

Summary

The United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois partially grants Defendant’s motion to extend the time for Plaintiff’s deposition, allowing six hours and 27 minutes of additional deposition time through March 2, 2026. The Court denies Plaintiff’s motions to supplement her Second Amended Complaint and her motion for leave to file a limited clarification because supplementation would prejudice Defendant and sur-replies are prohibited under the applicable local rule.

Holdings

1. The court granted the defendant an extension sufficient to complete the remaining two hours and 27 minutes of the deposition and four additional hours, for a total of six hours and 27 minutes, but denied the request for seven additional hours.
2. The plaintiff's motions to supplement the second amended complaint were denied because allowing continual supplementation with medical records, provider messages, and related allegations would unduly prejudice the defendant and would not serve judicial efficiency.
3. The motion for leave to file a limited clarification was denied because Southern District of Illinois Local Rule 7.1(a)(4) prohibits sur-reply briefs under any circumstances.

Questions Presented

1. Whether good cause existed under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 30(d)(1) to extend the time for completing and conducting the plaintiff's deposition.
2. Whether the plaintiff should be permitted under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15(d) to supplement her second amended complaint with later-occurring medical-care allegations, records, and related materials.
3. Whether the plaintiff could obtain leave to file a limited clarification of a sur-reply when Southern District of Illinois Local Rule 7.1(a)(4) prohibits sur-replies under any circumstances.

Disposition

other