Clinton v. California Department of Corrections et al

Filing 680

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Dennis M. Cota on 4/4/2023 GRANTING plaintiff's 677 motion to modify the pre-trial schedule for this litigation. The schedule is modified as follows: a. The non-expert discovery completion date is conti nued to 5/25/2023; b. The deadline to exchange initial lists of expert witnesses is continued to 6/30/2023; c. The deadline to exchange lists of rebuttal expert witnesses is continued to 7/28/2023; d. The expert discovery completion date is continued to 10/10/2023; e. The last day to notice dispositive motions for hearing is continued to 11/28/2023. (Yin, K)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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THOMAS CLINTON,

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No. 2:05-CV-1600-DAD-DMC-P

Plaintiff,

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v.

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COOPER, et al.,

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ORDER

Defendants.

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Plaintiff, who is proceeding with retained counsel, brings this civil rights action

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pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion for administrative

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relief pursuant to Eastern District of California Local Rule 233. See ECF No. 677. Defendants

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have filed an opposition. See ECF No. 679.
By way of the pending motion, Plaintiff seeks modification of the Court’s January

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17, 2023, scheduling order. Local Rule 233 allows the Court to grant such relief on shortened

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notice without a hearing for good cause shown. Here, Plaintiff has shown good cause. In

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counsel’s declaration in support of Plaintiff’s request, counsel states that administrative relief

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extending scheduling deadlines is necessary because counsel and Plaintiff are “no longer

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available to schedule Plaintiff’s deposition before the discovery cut-off.” ECF No. 677-1, pg. 2.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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Plaintiff’s motion for administrative relief, ECF No. 677, to modify the

pre-trial schedule for this litigation is granted.
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The schedule issued on January 17, 2023, is modified as follows:
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The non-expert discovery completion date is continued
to May 25, 2023.

b.

The deadline to exchange initial lists of expert witnesses
is continued to June 30, 2023.

c.

The deadline to exchange lists of rebuttal expert witnesses
is continued to July 28, 2023.

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The expert discovery completion date is continued to
October 10, 2023.

e.

The last day to notice dispositive motions for hearing is
continued to November 28, 2023.

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Dated: April 4, 2023

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DENNIS M. COTA
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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