Bender

BACKGROUND

25 On August 27, 2018, Plaintiff filed the instant civil rights alleging excessive force and 26 retaliation arising from an August 2, 2017 incident. (Doc. Nos. 1; 8; 39 at ¶ 2.) 27 On February 14, 2019, the Court issued a Scheduling Order, which set initial pretrial discovery and trial deadlines. (Doc. No. 19.) On March 2, 2020, the Court held an informal discovery dispute conference following cancellation of Plaintiff’s deposition due to Plaintiff’s unspecified medical reasons. (Doc. 30.) After considering informal briefing and the parties’ arguments, the Court continued all deadlines in the Scheduling Order sixty (60) days. The Court also directed Defendant to re-notice Plaintiff’s deposition for March 31, 2020. (Id.) On March 30, 2020, due to restrictions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, and pursuant to the parties’ stipulation, the Court extended the deadline to complete Plaintiff’s deposition to June 29, 2020. (Doc. 32.) The Court also extended all discovery deadlines, the pretrial conference and the trial an additional ninety (90) days. (Id.) On June 26, 2020, again due to COVID-19 restrictions, and…