Ugwueze
(PC) Lewis v. Ugwueze
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
DARONTA T. LEWIS, Case No. 1:20-cv-00596-SAB (PC)
Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S
MOTION TO MODIFY THE SCHEDULING
v. ORDER
DR. KOKOR, (ECF No. 163) Defendant.
15 Plaintiff Daronta T. Lewis is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This case is currently set for jury trial on December 13, 2022. Currently before the Court is Defendant’s motion to modify the scheduling order, filed September 27, 2022. Defendant submits that a related case filed by Plaintiff is currently set for a settlement conference on October 27, 2022. See Lewis v. Velasquez-Miranda et al., 2:21-cv- 00932-DAD-EFB (PC), Doc. No. 89. Defendant also requests that the Court modify its scheduling order and extend the deadline to prepare a dispositive motion. Defendant’s motion shall be denied. Under Rule 16, “[a] schedule may be modified only for good cause and with the…