Schoenborn v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

REPLY re Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to Complete Discovery and Modify Scheduling Order

D.D.C.February 1, 2008

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ) GREGORY E. SCHOENBORN, ) Individually and as Personal ) Representative of the Estate of ) Martha Stringer Schoenborn, Deceased ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) CIVIL ACTION NO. 07-CV-544(RMU/JMF) ) WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN ) AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY ) ) Defendant. ) ) ) MOLLY M. BLASKO, ) As Personal Representative of the Estate of ) Sally Dean McGhee, Deceased ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) CIVIL ACTION NO. 07-CV-833 (RMU/JMF) ) WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN ) AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY ) ) Defendant. ) ) PLAINTIFF’S RESPONSE TO DEFENDANT’S “CONSENT” MOTION TO MODIFY SCHEDULING ORDER Plaintiff Gregory E. Schoenborn never consented to Defendant’s Consent Motion to Modify Scheduling Order (“Defendant’s Motion”). Plaintiff’s counsel discussed with Case 1:07-cv-00544-RMU Document 35 Filed 02/01/2008 Page 1 of 3 Defendant’s counsel the scheduling of certain expert depositions after the January 31, 2008 close of discovery. However, Plaintiff never consented to a full extension of the discovery deadline until April 15, 2008, and never saw Defendant’s Motion prior to Defendant’s filing. Plaintiff asks the Court to modify the scheduling order and extend discovery only one month, through March 3, 2008, for the limited purpose of conducting specified depositions. Respectfully submitted, GREGORY E. SCHOENBORN, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of MARTHA S. SCHOENBORN, Deceased By: /s/ Peter C. Grenier Peter C. Grenier, Esq., D.C. Bar #418570 Michael K. Hibey, Esq., D.C. Bar #502890 BODE & GRENIER, L.L.P. 1150 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. Ninth Floor, Connecticut Building Washington, D.C. 20036-0000 (202) 828-4100 (202) 828-4130 – facsimile Dated: February 1, 2008 Case 1:07-cv-00544-RMU Document 35 Filed 02/01/2008 Page 2 of 3 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that on this 1st day of February 2008, I served a true and correct copy of the foregoing Plaintiff’s Response to Defendant’s Consent Motion to Modify Scheduling Order: Via U.S. Mail, postage prepaid upon: Patrick M. Regan, Esq. Paul J. Cornoni, Esq. REGAN ZAMBRI & LONG, PLLC 1919 M Street, N.W., Suite 350 Washington, D.C. 20036 Counsel for Plaintiff Blasko Via electronic filing upon: Kathleen A. Carey, Esq. Nicholas S. Nunzio, Jr., Esq. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Assistant General Counsel 600 5th Street, N.W. Room 2B-11 Washington, D.C. 20001 Counsel for Defendant WMATA /s/ Peter C. Grenier Peter C. Grenier Case 1:07-cv-00544-RMU Document 35 Filed 02/01/2008 Page 3 of 3