Ashker

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MICHAEL ASHKER, No. 2:24-cv-03297-DC-CSK Plaintiff, v. SCHEDULING ORDER FORTRESS NORTH AMERICA, L.L.C., et al., 15 Defendants. 16 Pursuant to Rule 16(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the court has reviewed the parties’ joint status report (Doc. No. 15) and has determined that the court need not “consult[] with the parties’ attorneys and any unrepresented parties at a scheduling conference,” before issuing a scheduling order in this case. Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b)(1)(B). I. SERVICE OF PROCESS The named defendants have been served as required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5. No further service is permitted without leave of court, good cause having been shown under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16(b). II. JOINDER OF ADDITIONAL PARTIES / AMENDMENT OF PLEADINGS The parties do not anticipate the joinder of additional parties or amendment of the pleadings. Any motions or stipulations requesting leave to…