(PC) Parker v. N. West

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 MELVIN PARKER, 2:22-cv-2015 CSK P 12 Plaintiff, [PROPOSED] ORDER AND REVISED SCHEDULING ORDER v. 14 N. WEST, Defendant. 17 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se. On April 17, 2025, defendant filed a third motion to modify the discovery and scheduling order in light of continued difficulties in scheduling the deposition of inmate witness Durrell Puckett. (ECF No. 68.) As discussed below, defendant’s motion is granted. 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…