Lizarraga

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KENNETH DELGADO, No. 2:19-cv-1540 KJN P Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND REVISED SCHEDULING

ORDER

JOE A. LIZARRAGA, et al., Defendants. 16 Defendants Barton and Scheurer applied ex parte for an extension of the discovery cut-off date for the purpose of taking plaintiff’s deposition and for an order to take plaintiff’s deposition via remote video conference, if necessary, with the plaintiff, the deposition reporter and defense counsel to be in separate locations. Defendants also seek to extend the discovery deadline for filing motions to compel discovery, and for the dispositive motion deadlines. “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.…