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🚨 UPDATE: Magistrate Judge Lauren P. Louis has DENIED Desiree Perez and the other Consolidated Plaintiffs’ Motion to Compel against Javon Hadley. Plaintiffs asked the court to either (1) appoint a special master to review Hadley’s forensic phone image, or (2) hand the full image directly to their own counsel. Judge Louis called this “extraordinary relief” and denied both, ruling it’s not proportional to the needs of the case. She distinguished the case law Plaintiffs relied on (Measured Wealth), noting that court had made an explicit finding the documents were both relevant and proportional. Here, no such finding exists. She also flagged that the motion sought documents responsive to all 98 discovery requests, when only 5 were actually highlighted. Notable footnote: despite the court’s repeated orders that only Hadley’s own counsel may review the forensic image, Judge Louis pointed out that Plaintiffs’ counsel has been directing the “independent” vendor and demanding search term results, a privacy intrusion concern she flagged but didn’t rule on. Plaintiffs also asked the court to compel further production. Denied as moot. Hadley’s duty to keep producing responsive docs continues under Rule 26(e) regardless, so there’s nothing new to compel. Key line from the order: this ruling does not extend time for either side to conduct further discovery. Context: discovery already closed once on Aug 18, then got a narrow extension just for the forensic image review, through today, Aug 25, the same day Hadley’s deposition was scheduled. The judge’s order gives no indication discovery is being reopened or extended again.