Gonzalez v. Amazon.com Services LLC

Filing 20

ORDER GRANTING 19 Stipulated Request to Continue Deadlines and Amending Scheduling Order as Modified ; ORDER VACATING Mid-Discovery Status Conference signed by Magistrate Judge Christopher D. Baker on 03/21/2025. Discovery Deadlines: Non-E xpert 07/14/2025; Expert 10/13/2025. Non-Dispositive Motions filed by 07/14/2025. Dispositive Motions filed by 8/4/2025. Mid-Discovery Status Conference set for 5/15/2025 at 09:00 AM in Bakersfield (CDB) before Magistrate Judge Christopher D. Baker. Pretrial Conference set for 1/20/2026 at 01:30 PM in Courtroom 6 (KES) before District Judge Kirk E. Sherriff.Jury Trial set for 3/24/2026 at 09:00 AM in Courtroom 6 (KES) before District Judge Kirk E. Sherriff. (Deputy Clerk CRB)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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CASSANDRA GONZALEZ,

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Plaintiff,
v.
AMAZON.COM SERVICES, LLC,

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Defendant.

Case No. 1:24-cv-00325-KES-CDB
ORDER GRANTING STIPULATED
REQUEST TO CONTINUE DEADLINES
AND AMENDING SCHEDULING ORDER
AS MODIFIED
(Doc. 19)
ORDER VACATING MID-DISCOVERY
STATUS CONFERENCE

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Background

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Pending before the Court is the parties’ stipulated request to continue case management

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deadlines. (Doc. 19). In support of the request, the parties represent that, since the filing of this

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action, counsel for both Plaintiff and Defendant have changed the attorneys handling this matter.

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This has required the new handling attorneys to take additional time to familiarize themselves with

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the case. The parties provide that they are actively involved in informal negotiations and, if

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unsuccessful, may consider scheduling a settlement conference through the Court. As such, they

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have agreed to conserve resources as to discovery until they have had the opportunity to engage in

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settlement discussions. (Id. at 2; Doc. 19-1 at 2). The parties met and conferred on March 17,

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2025, regarding the requested continuance. (Doc. 19-1 at 2). Additionally, in their joint status

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report filed in advance of the mid-discovery status conference, the parties represent that they have

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exchanged initial disclosures, documents, and written discovery. (Doc. 18 at 2).

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Discussion

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The parties propose the following extended deadlines (Doc. 19 at 3):

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Event

Current Date

New Date

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Non-Expert Discovery Deadline

05/30/2025

08/28/2025

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Expert Disclosure Deadline

06/30/2025

09/28/2025

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Rebuttal Disclosure Deadline

07/14/2025

10/12/2025

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Expert Discovery Deadline

08/29/2025

11/27/2025

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Mid-Discovery Status Conference

03/27/2025

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Non-Dispositive Motion Filing Deadline

05/30/2025

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Non-Dispositive Motion Hearing

07/08/2025

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Dispositive Motion Filing Deadline

06/19/2025

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Dispositive Motion Hearing

08/04/2025

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Pre-Trial Conference

12/01/2025

03/01/2026

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Trial

01/27/2026

04/27/2026

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08/28/2025

09/17/2025

As the parties have not demonstrated good cause for a 90-day continuance, the Court finds
a shorter continuance of 45 days as to the above dates to be warranted.

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Given the extension of other deadlines, it is impractical to grant the parties’ request while

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maintaining the current mid-discovery status conference, non-dispositive motion hearing, and

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dispositive motion hearing dates. As such, the mid-discovery status conference, non-dispositive

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motion hearing, and dispositive motion hearing dates will be extended.

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In light of the extensions of time granted herein, the Court admonishes the parties that it is

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unlikely to grant further extensions of time absent extraordinary circumstances. As the Court of

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Appeals has observed:

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In these days of heavy caseloads, trial courts in both the federal and state systems
routinely set schedules and establish deadlines to foster efficient treatment and
resolution of cases. Those efforts will be successful only if the deadlines are taken
seriously by the parties, and the best way to encourage that is to enforce the
deadlines. Parties must understand that they will pay a price for failure to comply
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strictly with scheduling and other orders . . .

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Wong v. Regents of Univ. of Cal., 410 F.3d 1052, 1060 (9th Cir. 2005). While the Court finds a

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brief extension of deadlines appropriate to accommodate the parties’ anticipated settlement

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discussions, it will require that protracted discussions beyond the six-week extension granted herein

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be undertaken in parallel with timely completion of discovery obligations.

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Conclusion and Order

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In light of the parties’ representations and good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY

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ORDERED that the scheduling order (Doc. 14) be amended only to the extent of continuing the

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following deadlines:

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Event

Prior Date

Amended Date

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1. Non-Expert Discovery Deadline

05/30/2025

07/14/2025

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2. Expert Disclosure Deadline

06/30/2025

08/14/2025

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3. Rebuttal Disclosure Deadline

07/14/2025

08/28/2025

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4. Expert Discovery Deadline

08/29/2025

10/13/2025

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5. Mid-Discovery Status Conference

03/27/2025

05/15/2025

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6. Non-Dispositive Motion Filing Deadline

05/30/2025

07/14/2025

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7. Non-Dispositive Motion Hearing

07/08/2025

08/22/2025

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8. Dispositive Motion Filing Deadline

06/19/2025

08/04/2025

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9. Dispositive Motion Hearing

08/04/2025

09/22/2025

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10. Pre-Trial Conference

12/01/2025

01/20/2026

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11. Trial

01/27/2026

03/24/2026

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:

March 21, 2025

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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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