Teragawa

(PC) Taylor v. Teragawa

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaOctober 24, 20222:21-cv-01330California288 words

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Trial Court Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 KIRELL TAYLOR, Case No. 2:21-cv-1330 TLN KJN P 12 Plaintiff, [PROPOSED] ORDER 13 v. 14 S. TERAGAWA, Defendant. 17 Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding pro se. Defendant Teragawa requested an extension of the pretrial motions filing deadline. “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. 16(b)(4). “The schedule may be modified ‘if it cannot reasonably be met despite the diligence of the party seeking the extension.’” Zivkovic v. Southern California Edison Co., 302 F.3d 1080, 1087 (9th Cir. 2002) (quoting Johnson, 975 F.2d at 607). Having read and considered defendant’s motion and the declaration of defendant’s counsel supporting the request, and…

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