Wil-Ken Enterprises, Inc. v. ARJH LP et al

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS
WIL-KEN ENTERPRISES, INC.,
Plaintiff,
v.
ARJH LP, a Texas limited partnership,
AJTX Management, LLC, a Texas limited
liability company, ABDUL HAMIDEH,
JAMAL HAMIDEH, JHAH MO LP, and
JHAH KS LP,
Defendants.
Case No. 24-1020-JWB-GEB
ORDER
The Court held a scheduled Discovery Conference on January 28, 2026. Plaintiff
appeared through counsel Francis Schneider and Ryan Rising. Defendants appeared
through counsel Walter Brown. After discussing the status of written discovery and the
scope of the ongoing forensic search, the Court made the following orders:
1. The Court orders parties to complete the collection and review portion of the
forensic search no later than March 6, 2026. Defendants must make the final
production from the forensic search no later than March 27, 2026.
2. The scope of the forensic search, as discussed during the conference, shall
include the deleted and recycled bins of Defendants’ server(s). The cost of the
additional search shall be limited, as much as possible, and then evenly split
between the parties.
3. All OneDrive email accounts of Defendants’ administrative and management
staff shall be included in the key word search for responsive discovery, as
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discussed during the conference, including Sandi Dimmeck, Jodi Rutledge, Aziz
Hamideh, Sayeen Hamideh, and John Love. Defendants are encouraged to
conduct this search in strict accordance with the spirit of the Court’s order at the
conference.
4. The Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(b)(6) deposition of Darren McGilbrey may be
recommenced, in accordance with the discussions at the conference, once the
search of his OneDrive, and the production, is complete. Darren McGilbrey may
also be deposed in his personal capacity. Defendants shall have the opportunity
to be present.
5. Defendants shall respond to Plaintiff’s November 19, 2025 written discovery no
later than February 6, 2026.
6. A Discovery Conference is set for April 30, 2026 at 10 a.m. by Video
Conference before Magistrate Judge Gwynne E. Birzer. At which time, the Court
fully expects to discuss the results of the completed forensic search and for
written discovery to be complete.
7. The remainder of the deadlines in the matter are reset as summarized in the
following table:
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SUMMARY OF FACT AND EXPERT DISCOVERY
DEADLINES AND SETTINGS
Event Deadline/Setting
Close of Written Discovery April 24, 2026
Mediation Notice April 30, 2026
ADR report filed by Defendants 14 days after
mediation
Mediation Deadline May 22, 2026
Affirmative experts disclosed May 15, 2026
Responsive experts disclosed July 17, 2026
Rebuttal experts disclosed July 31, 2026
Deadline for all parties to supplement initial
disclosures
40 days before the deadline
for completing all discovery
All Discovery Completed August 28, 2026
Proposed pretrial order due September 18, 2026
Pretrial Conference October 2, 2026 at 10 a.m. by
Video Conference
Potentially dispositive motions (e.g.,
summary judgment) Set at 4/30/2026 conference
Motions challenging admissibility of expert
testimony Set at 4/30/2026 conference
Finally, parties’ estimated trial time for this matter is increased from three (3) days
to seven (7) days.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated February 2, 2026, at Wichita, Kansas.
s/ Gwynne E. Birzer
GWYNNE E. BIRZER
United States Magistrate Judge
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