Roberts

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 LINDA ROBERTS, No. 2:25-cv-02045-DAD-CSK 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. SCHEDULING ORDER 14 FORD MOTOR COMPANY, 15 Defendant. 16 17 Pursuant to Rule 16(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the court has reviewed the 18 parties’ joint status report (Doc. No. 9) and has determined that the court need not “consult[] with 19 the parties’ attorneys and any unrepresented parties at a scheduling conference,” before issuing a 20 scheduling order in this case. Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b)(1)(B). Accordingly, the court vacates the 21 initial scheduling conference set for November 24, 2025 and hereby issues this scheduling order. 22 I. SERVICE OF PROCESS 23 The named defendant, Ford Motor Company, has been served as required by Federal Rule 24 of Civil Procedure 4. No further service is permitted without leave of court, good cause having 25 been shown under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16(b). 26 II. JOINDER OF ADDITIONAL PARTIES / AMENDMENT OF PLEADINGS 27 The…