Ellis
Travis Ellis v. Roberto Arias, et al.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 TRAVIS ELLIS, Case No.: 3:24-cv-00713-TWR-AHG
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND
v. DENYING IN PART JOINT MOTION
TO EXTEND DISCOVERY
ROBERTO ARIAS, et al.,
DEADLINES
Defendants. [ECF No. 21] 16 17 18 19 20 Before the Court is the parties’ joint motion to modify the scheduling order. ECF No. 21. The parties seek a 90-day continuance of fact and expert discovery deadlines. Id. Parties seeking to continue deadlines in the scheduling order must demonstrate good cause. FED. R. CIV. P. 16(b)(4) (“A schedule may be modified only for good cause and with the judge’s consent”); see also ECF No. 20 at 7 (Scheduling Order, stating that “[t]he dates [] set forth herein will not be modified except for good cause shown”); Chmb.R. at 2 (stating that any request for continuance requires “[a] showing of good cause for the request”). Courts have broad discretion in determining whether there is good…