Hernandez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DEMARREA MCCOY-GORDON, No. 2:19-cv-1586 JAM KJN P Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND REVISED SCHEDULING

ORDER

HERNANDEZ, Defendant. 16 This civil rights action seeking relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 was filed by plaintiff, a state prisoner, proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis. Defendant seeks modification of the court’s pretrial motion deadline in light of the recent substitution of counsel for defendant, and in order to complete settlement negotiations with plaintiff. Defendant seeks to extend the pretrial motions deadline until May 17, 2021. Plaintiff has not filed an opposition. “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. Civ. P.…