American Zurich Insurance Company v. ESG Republic, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

AMERICAN ZURICH INSURANCE Case No. 1:23-cv-00643-KES-CDB

COMPANY,

ORDER ON SECOND STIPULATED Plaintiff, REQUEST TO EXTEND CASE MANAGEMENT DATES v. (Doc. 53) ESG REPUBLIC, INC, et al., 15 Defendants/Counterclaimants. 16 17 Pending before the Court is the parties’ stipulated request for a further, four-month extension of all case management dates. (Doc. 53). For the reasons that follow, the Court will permit the parties to engage in nonexpert discovery through and including the current deadline for completing expert discovery, but otherwise finds that good cause does not exist for any further adjustments to the operative scheduling order. Background Plaintiff American Zurich Insurance Company initiated this action with the filing of a complaint against Defendants on April 27, 2023. (Doc. 1). On September 20, 2023, following the Court’s receipt from the parties of their joint scheduling report and having convened…