(PC) Rice v. Fielder et al

Filing 42

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Dennis M. Cota on 11/19/20 GRANTING 34 Motion for Modification of the schedule; DENYING 40 Request for status. Written discovery, except as otherwise may be ordered by the Court, has closed. The parties may take depositions through February 12, 2021. All dispositive motions shall be filed within 60 days after the deposition cut-off date specified above. (Plummer, M)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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KORDY RICE,

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No. 2:18-CV-2743-DMC-P
Plaintiff,

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v.

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FIELDER, et al.,

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ORDER

Defendants.

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Plaintiff, a prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this civil rights action pursuant to

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42 U.S.C. § 1983. Pending before the Court is Defendants’ unopposed motion, ECF No. 34, to

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modify the schedule for this litigation. On August 13, 2020, the Court issued an order permitting

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discovery through August 24, 2020, and requiring dispositive motions be filed on or before

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November 23, 2020. See ECF No. 29. Defendant now seeks an unspecified extension of time

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within which to take Plaintiff’s deposition and file a dispositive motion. Good cause appearing

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therefor, and no opposition to the motion having been filed, Defendant’s motion will be granted.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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Defendant’s unopposed motion, ECF No. 34, for modification of the

schedule is granted;

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Written discovery, except as otherwise may be ordered by the Court, has

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The parties may take depositions through February 12, 2021;

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All dispositive motions shall be filed within 60 days after the deposition

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cut-off date specified above; and

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closed;

Defendants’ request for status, ECF No. 40, is denied as unnecessary.

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Dated: November 19, 2020
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DENNIS M. COTA
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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