Icenhour

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 1] Elaine R. Icenhour, No. 2:22-cv-00204-KJM-AC Plaintiff, ORDER v. Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc., and Does 1 through 25, Defendants. The parties stipulated that plaintiff Elaine R. Icenhour should be granted leave to file a First Amended Complaint. Stip., ECF No. 13. They also submitted a proposed order to that 19 effect. Prop. Order, ECF No. 13. But, under Rule 16 and the court’s scheduling order, the parties may only seek leave to amend with good cause. See Standing Scheduling Order at 1-2, ECF No. 8. “Agreement of the parties by stipulation alone does not constitute good cause.” □□□ at 8. Because the parties did not offer an explanation for the amendment, they have not shown good cause. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b); Johnson v. Mammoth Recreations, Inc., 975 F.2d 604 (9th Cir. 1992). Leave to file an amended complaint is denied without prejudice. …