Williams v. Alcala et al

Filing 72

ORDER Overruling Plaintiff's Objections to Defendants' Motion to Modify the Scheduling Order re 71 , signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 1/23/19. (Gonzalez, R)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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ROBERT C. WILLIAMS,

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Plaintiff,
v.
GERARDO ALCALA, et al.,
Defendants.

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Case No. 1:17-cv-00916-DAD-SAB (PC)
ORDER OVERRULING PLAINTIFF’S
OBJECTIONS TO DEFENDANTS’ MOTION
TO MODIFY THE SCHEDULING ORDER
[ECF No. 71]

Plaintiff Robert C. Williams is appearing pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action
pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s objections to Defendants’ request to modify the
scheduling and discovery order, filed January 22, 2019. (ECF No. 71.)
On December 28, 2018, Defendants filed a motion to extend the discovery and dispositive

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motion deadlines by sixty days, respectively. (ECF No. 66.) On the basis of good cause, the Court

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granted Defendants’ motion on January 2, 2019, and extended the discovery deadline to February 28,

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2019, and the dispositive motion deadline to April 29, 2019. (ECF No. 67.)

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In the present motion, Plaintiff objects to an extension of the deadlines because an extension

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will delay the prosecution of this action and result in prejudice to him. Contrary to Plaintiff’s

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argument, Defendants set forth good cause to extend the discovery and dispositive motion deadlines.

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Plaintiff’s mere disagreement is insufficient and there is no showing of prejudice based on the minimal
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extension of the deadlines. Accordingly, Plaintiff’s objections to Defendants’ motion to extend the

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discovery and dispositive motion deadlines are overruled.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:

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January 23, 2019
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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