(PC) Taylor v. Commissioner of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
PRESTON TAYLOR, ) Case No.: 1:20-cv-00798-NONE-SAB (PC) ) Plaintiff, ) ) ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S EX PARTE v. ) MOTION TO MODIFY THE SCHEDULING
ORDER
COMMISSIONER OF CALIFORNIA ) DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND ) (ECF No. 45) REHABILITATION, et al., ) ) ) Defendants. ) )
Plaintiff Preston Taylor is proceeding in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s ex parte motion to modify the scheduling order, filed December 14, 2021. Plaintiff’s motion was improperly filed ex parte. “In our adversary system, ex parte motions are disfavored.” Ayestas v. Davis, ___ U.S. ___, 138 S. Ct. 1080, 1091, 200 L.Ed.2d 376 (2018); accord United States v. Thompson, 827 F.2d 1254, 1257 (9th Cir. 1987). Consequently, “opportunities for legitimate ex parte applications are extremely 25 …