Hisle v. Conanon, et al.
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ORDER GRANTING 51 Plaintiff's Motion to Extend the Discovery Deadline signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 2/7/2019. Discovery due by 4/23/2019. (Jessen, A)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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DENNIS CURTIS HISLE,
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Plaintiff,
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v.
MARLYN CONANON, et al.,
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Defendants.
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ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO
EXTEND THE DISCOVERY DEADLINE
[ECF No. 51]
pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
This action is proceeding on Plaintiff’s deliberate indifference claim against Defendants
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Case No. 1:17-cv-01400-LJO-SAB (PC)
Plaintiff Dennis Curtis Hisle is appearing pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action
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Marlyn Conanon and John Doe (at Mercy Hospital).1
Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion to extend the discovery deadline, filed January
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14, 2019, self-dated January 9, 2019. Defendant did not file an opposition and the time to do so has
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expired. Local Rule 230(l).2
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The John Doe Defendant has not yet been identified or served with process.
“Failure of the responding party to file an opposition or to file a statement of no opposition may be deemed a waiver of
any opposition to the granting of the motion and may result in the imposition of sanctions.” Local Rule 230(l).
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DISCUSSION
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Under Rule 16 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, a discovery and scheduling order
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controls the course of litigation unless the Court subsequently alters the original order. Fed R. Civ. P.
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16(d). Modification of a scheduling order requires a showing of good cause, Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b),
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and good cause requires a showing of due diligence, Johnson v. Mammoth Recreations, Inc., 975 F.2d
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604, 609 (9th Cir. 1992). To establish good cause, the party seeking the modification of a scheduling
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order must generally show that even with the exercise of due diligence, they cannot meet the
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requirement of that order. Id. The court may also consider the prejudice to the party opposing the
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modification. Id. If the party seeking to amend the scheduling order fails to show due diligence the
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inquiry should end and the court should not grant the motion to modify. Zivkovic v. Southern
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California Edison, Co., 302 F.3d 1080, 1087 (9th Cir. 2002). A party may obtain relief from the
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court’s deadline date for discovery by demonstrating good cause for allowing further discovery. Fed.
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R. Civ. P. 16(b)(4).
“Good cause may be found to exist where the moving party shows that it diligently assisted the
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court with creating a workable scheduling order, that it is unable to comply with the scheduling
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order’s deadlines due to matters that could not have reasonably been foreseen at the time of the
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issuance of the scheduling order, and that it was diligent in seeking an amendment once it became
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apparent that the party could not comply with the scheduling order.” Kuschner Nationwide Credit,
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Inc., 256 F.R.D. 684, 687 (E.D. Cal. 2009).
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The discovery deadline expired on January 13, 2019. (ECF No. 22.) Plaintiff seeks to extend
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the deadline in order to conduct further discovery to ascertain the identity of the x-ray technician and
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the Doe Defendant. On the basis of good cause and due diligence, as well as the lack of opposition by
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Defendant, the Court will extend the discovery deadline to April 23, 2019.
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ORDER
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Based on the foregoing, it is HEREBY ORDERED that:
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Plaintiff’s motion to extend the discovery deadline is granted; and
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The deadline for completion of all discovery is extended to April 23, 2019.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Dated:
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February 7, 2019
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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