(PC)Woodard

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DARAY D. WOODARD, No. 2:22-cv-0317 KJN P Plaintiff, v. ORDER CPT. E. HOBBS, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis. On March 20, 2023, plaintiff filed a motion for extension of time, claiming he needs an additional sixty days to “gather evidence in preparation for depositions scheduled by defense counsel for March of 2023.” (ECF No. 25 at 1.) As set forth below, plaintiff’s motion is denied without prejudice. “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…