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Discussion 24 Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16(b)(4) “provides that a district court's scheduling 25 order may be modified upon a showing of ‘good cause,’ an inquiry which focuses on the 26 reasonable diligence of the moving party.” Noyes v. Kelly Servs., 488 F.3d 1163, 1174 n. 27 28 6 (9th Cir. 2007) (citing Johnson v. Mammoth Recreations, Inc., 975 F.2d 604, 609 (9th Cir. 1992). In Johnson, the Ninth Circuit explained, Rule 16(b)’s “good cause” standard primarily concerns the diligence of the party seeking the amendment. The district court may modify the pretrial 4 schedule if it cannot reasonably be met despite the diligence of the party seeking the extension. . . . [T]he focus of the inquiry is upon the moving party's reasons for seeking modification . . . If that party was not diligent, the 6 inquiry should end. 7 Johnson, 975 F.2d at 609 (internal citations and quotation marks omitted). The district 8 court has discretion in determining whether the Rule 16(b) good cause standard has been 9 met. See id. at 607. 10 Plaintiff filed his motion for class certification on March 3, 2025. (Dkt. No. 43.) 11 Based on the scheduling order,…