Gruenwald
(PC) Gosztyla v. Gruenwald
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 RICHARD GOSZTYLA, Case No. 2:22-cv-1725 KJM CSK P 12 Plaintiff, [PROPOSED] ORDER 13 v. 14 E. GRUENWALD, Defendant. 17 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se. Pending before the Court is defendant’s motion for a 45-day extension of time to file a dispositive motion. This is defendant’s first request to extend the pretrial motions deadline; the Court finds good cause to grant the motion. Governing Standards “The district court is given broad discretion in supervising the pretrial phase of litigation.” Johnson v. Mammoth Recreations, Inc., 975 F.2d 604, 607 (9th Cir. 1992) (citation and internal quotation marks omitted). Rule 16(b) provides that “[a] schedule may be modified only for good cause and with the judge’s consent.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b)(4). “The schedule may be modified ‘if it cannot reasonably be met despite the diligence of the party seeking the extension.’” Zivkovic v. Southern California Edison Co., 302 F.3d 1080, 1087 (9th…