Avila v. McMahon et al

Filing 68

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Allison Claire on 12/02/19 GRANTING 66 Request; the Discovery and Scheduling Order is AMENDED as follows: Rule 26 expert disclosure: 01/10/20; rebuttal expert disclosure: 01/24/20; expert discovery completion: 02/21/20. All other dates remain the same. (Benson, A.)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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DAVID ANTHONY AVILA,

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Plaintiff,

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No. 2:18-cv-00163 JAM AC (PS)

v.

ORDER

M.D. McMAHON, et al.,

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Defendants.

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Plaintiff is proceeding in this action pro se. The action was accordingly referred to the

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undersigned for pretrial matters by E.D. Cal. R. (“Local Rule”) 302(c)(21). On November 26,

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2019, defendant filed a Request to Modify the Pretrial Scheduling Order, asking the Court to

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extend the Rule 26 expert disclosure, rebuttal expert disclosure and discovery cut-off deadline to

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complete plaintiff’s deposition prior to Rule 26 expert disclosure. ECF No. 66. Defendant cited

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plaintiff’s failure to respond to communications as both the reason the extension is necessary and

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the reason the parties did not present a stipulation. ECF No. 66-1 at ¶ 4.
GOOD CAUSE HAVING BEEN SHOWN, defendant’s request is granted. The

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Discovery and Scheduling Order is hereby amended as follows: Rule 26 expert disclosure date is

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January 10, 24 2020; rebuttal expert disclosure is January 24, 2020; expert discovery completion

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date is February 21, 2020. All other dates remain the same.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: December 2, 2019

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