C.R. v. County of Kern ( 2023 )

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 C.R., ET AL., Case No. 1:21-cv-01593-ADA-CDB 12 Plaintiffs, ORDER ON STIPULATION AMENDING SCHEDULING ORDER 13 v. (ECF No. 31) 14 COUNTY OF KERN, ET AL., 15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiffs initiated this action by filing a Complaint on October 29, 2021. (ECF No. 1). 18 On February 2, 2022, the Court issued a Scheduling Order (ECF No. 18), and on August 19, 19 2022, by the parties’ request, the Court amended the Scheduling Order. (ECF No. 27). 20 On January 25, 2023, the parties filed a stipulation seeking to amend the due date for the 21 Designation of Expert Witnesses, and the Rebuttal Designation of Expert Witnesses. (ECF No. 22 31). The parties represent that one of the experts experienced a personal matter and requires 23 more time to complete his Rule 26 Expert Report. (Id. at 2). The parties’ representations satisfy 24 the requirements under Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b)(4) to show good cause and diligence. See Johnson 25 v. Mammoth Recreations, Inc., 975 F.2d 604, 609 (9th Cir. 1992). 26 Accordingly, based on the parties’ representations in the stipulation and for good cause 27 shown, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the following dates and deadlines are continued as follows: 1 1. Designation of Expert Witnesses, previously due January 27, 2023, is now due February 2 10, 2023. 3 2. Rebuttal Designation of Expert Witnesses, previously due February 27, 2023, is now due 4 March 13, 2023. 5 6 IT IS SO ORDERED. 7 | Dated: _January 26, 2023 _ [nr DR~ 3 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28