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6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SHELLY J. IOANE, et al., Case No. 1:07-cv-00620-AWI-EPG 11

ORDER DENYING MOTION TO

Plaintiffs, 12 REOPEN DISCOVERY FOR LIMITED

PURPOSE OF COMPELLING

13 v. DEPOSITION OF DEFENDANT JEAN

NOLL

14 JEAN NOLL, et al., (ECF No. 572) 15 Defendants.

16 17 Before the Court is plaintiff Shelly Ioane’s motion to reopen discovery for the limited 18 purpose of compelling the deposition of defendant Jean Noll. (ECF No. 572.) The Court will 19 deny the motion. 20 To reopen discovery, the moving party must show good cause, which in turn requires a 21 showing of diligence. Johnson v. Mammoth Recreations, Inc., 975 F.2d 604, 608-09 (9th Cir. 22 1992). If the moving party has not acted with diligence in pursuing discovery, she has failed to 23 show good cause to reopen discovery and therefore “the inquiry should end.” Id. at 609. 24 Here, Ioane’s failure to diligently pursue the deposition of Noll is demonstrated by the 25 record and supports denying the request to reopen. See…