Burns

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KAREEM J. HOWELL, Case No. 1:19-cv-00715-SAB

Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’

MOTION TO MODIFY THE DISCOVERY

v. AND SCHEDULING ORDER

MR. J. BURNS, et al., (ECF No. 23) Defendants.

16 Kareem J. Howell (“Plaintiff”), a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On March 10, 2020, the discovery and scheduling order issued setting pretrial dates in this action. (ECF No. 21.) On May 27, 2020, Defendants filed a motion to modify the discovery and scheduling order. (ECF No. 23.) Rule 16 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provides that a scheduling order may be modified upon a showing of good cause and with the Court’s consent. Fed R. Civ. P. 16(b)(4). In considering whether a party moving to modify a scheduling order has demonstrated good cause, the diligence of the party seeking the modification is of the utmost importance. Johnson v. Mammoth Recreations,…