Robinson v. City of Middletown Police Department et al

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
WESTERN DIVISION
CHRISTOPHER ROBINSON,
Plaintiff,
v.
ADDISON GATES, et al.,
Defendants.
Civil Action 1:24-cv-286
Judge Michael R. Barrett
Magistrate Judge Chelsey M. Vascura
ORDER
This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff’s Motion for Limited Modification of the
Scheduling Order and to Compel Two Depositions. (ECF No. 70.) Therein, Plaintiff represents
that he did not seek the depositions of Defendant Gates or a representative of Defendant the City
of Middletown previously because he was awaiting a ruling on his Motion for Leave to Amend
Complaint (ECF No. 66). Now that the Court has denied that motion (see ECF No. 69), Plaintiff
seeks an extension of the discovery deadline from August 13, 2026, to September 4, 2026, and
an extension of the dispositive motions deadline from September 14, 2026, to October 5, 2026.
(ECF No. 70.)
Plaintiff has shown good cause to extend the case schedule under Federal Rule of Civil
Procedure 16. As the Court’s ruling on Plaintiff’s motion for leave to amend the complaint had
implications for the scope of depositions, taking Defendants’ depositions earlier would have
resulted in uncertainty as to whether the depositions were subject to re-opening after the Court’s
ruling. Further, Plaintiff moves for the extension prior to the existing deadlines and seeks only a
modest three-week extension. As this is the first requested extension of the case schedule, and
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the relevance of Defendants’ depositions cannot reasonably be questioned, Defendants also will
not be prejudiced by the extension. The Court acknowledges that Defendants oppose the
extension, but nevertheless finds good cause to extend the case schedule.
Accordingly, Plaintiff’s Motion (ECF No. 70) is GRANTED. The case schedule is
EXTENDED as follows:
• 	The discovery period is extended, for the limited purpose of completing
depositions of Defendant Addison Gates and a representative of Defendant the
City of Middletown, until SEPTEMBER 4, 2026;
• 	Any dispositive motions must be filed by OCTOBER 5, 2026; and
• 	Any motions raising the defense of qualified immunity must be filed OCTOBER
5, 2026.
The parties are ORDERED to promptly confer on mutually agreeable dates for the
depositions of Defendant Addison Gates and a representative of Defendant the City of
Middletown to take place via Zoom before the close of discovery. Plaintiff shall promptly serve
corrected notices of deposition after the dates are selected. The Rule 30(b)(6) notice shall be
directed to the City, shall be limited to matters relevant to the operative Second Amended
Complaint, and shall not include a new request for production of documents.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
/s/ Chelsey M. Vascura
CHELSEY M. VASCURA
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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