Van Buren v. Willard et al

Filing 34

ORDER GRANTING Defendant's 32 Motion to Modify Discovery and Scheduling Order signed by Magistrate Judge Dennis L. Beck on 12/2/2014. (Sant Agata, S)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 IRVIN VAN BUREN, 12 13 14 Plaintiff, v. EMERSON, 15 Defendant. 16 17 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Case No.: 1:13-cv-01273-LJO-DLB (PC) ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO MODIFY DISCOVERY AND SCHEDULING ORDER (Document 32) Plaintiff Irvin Ban Buren (“Plaintiff”) is a prisoner in the custody of the California Department 18 of Corrections and Rehabilitation (“CDCR”). Plaintiff is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in 19 this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 20 21 22 Pursuant to the September 4, 2014, Discovery and Scheduling Order, motions related to exhaustion are to be filed no later than December 2, 2014. On December 1, 2014, Defendant moved to extend the deadline to file a motion related to 23 exhaustion. The Court deems the matter suitable for decision without an opposition pursuant to Local 24 Rule 230(l). 25 Modification of the pretrial scheduling order requires a showing of good cause. Fed. R. Civ. P. 26 16(b)(4). “The schedule may be modified ‘if it cannot reasonably be met despite the diligence of the 27 party seeking the extension.’” Zivkovic v. Southern California Edison Co., 302 F.3d 1080, 1087 (9th 28 1 1 Cir. 2002) (quoting Johnson v. Mammoth Recreations, Inc., 975 F.2d 604, 607 (9th Cir. 1992)). “If 2 the party seeking the modification ‘was not diligent, the inquiry should end’ and the motion to modify 3 should not be granted.” Id. 4 5 6 7 8 9 Here, Defendant requests an extension of ten days because, although the motion is drafted, the Thanksgiving holiday resulted in a delay in obtaining necessary signatures. Counsel states that he expects to receive signatures by December 12, 2014, and will file the motion on or before that date. Tozer Decl. ¶ 3. For good cause, Defendant’s motion is GRANTED. Motions for summary judgment related to exhaustion must be filed on or before December 12, 2014. 10 11 12 13 IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: /s/ Dennis December 2, 2014 L. Beck UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2

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