Blocker v. Sadighi et al

Filing 45

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Deborah Barnes on 05/21/20 GRANTING 44 Motion to modify the discovery and scheduling order. The deadline to file dispositive motions is extended to July 13, 2020. (Plummer, M)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JOSHUA BLOCKER,

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Plaintiff,

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No. 2:18-cv-0253 WBS DB P

v.

ORDER

JAMES SADIGHI, et al.,

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Defendants.

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Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action pursuant to 42

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U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff claims defendant used excessive force against him in violation of his

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Eighth Amendment rights. Presently before the court is defendant’s motion to modify the

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discovery and scheduling order. (ECF No. 44.)
Defendant requests a forty-five-day extension of the dispositive motion deadline. Counsel

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for defendant states that defendant’s retirement from California Department of Corrections and

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Rehabilitation employment and the COVID-19 pandemic have caused delays in acquiring

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necessary declarations and other information needed to complete a motion for summary

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judgment. Good cause having been shown, the court will grant the motion.

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that defendant’s motion to modify the Discovery and

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Scheduling Order (ECF No. 44) is granted. The deadline to file dispositive motions is extended

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to July 13, 2020.

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Dated: May 21, 2020
/s/ DEBORAH BARNES
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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