Hye v. United States

Background

The United States Attorney’s Office, representing the Government, responded to the court’s July 18, 2022, order. The Government said that a conference under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37 was still necessary even though Patrick Hye had provided discovery responses on July 15, 2022. According to the Government, those responses were deficient. Hye had agreed to supplement them, particularly information calculating and supporting his claim for lost earnings, but the Government said it was uncertain when that would happen.

The Government asked for a Rule 37 conference so the court could set a deadline for Hye to provide the requested discovery and potentially prevent him from claiming lost-earnings damages if he failed to provide the information. The Government also reported that delays in receiving discovery responses and authorizations to obtain records required changes to the court-ordered deadlines for depositions of Hye and his daughter. The parties jointly proposed moving those deadlines to September 15 and September 30, 2022, respectively. The opinion identifies this as the first request for an extension.

Ruling

The order states “GRANTED.” The court directed the parties to appear for a telephonic conference on August 2, 2022, at 5:10 p.m., and instructed them to be ready to begin at that time. Judge Lorna G. Schofield also directed the Clerk of Court to close the motions at docket numbers 41 and 51. The text does not separately identify which requested relief corresponded to each docket number or expressly state whether the proposed deposition-date extensions were granted.