Parsells

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 LANCE WILLIAMS, Case No. 2:22-cv-00514-KJM-KJN (PC) 12 Plaintiff, [PROPOSED] ORDER 13 v. 14 R. PARSELLS, et al., Defendant. 17 Plaintiff is a former state prisoner, proceeding pro se. On April 19, 2023, defendant filed motions to compel and to modify the discovery and scheduling order (ECF No. 32), as modified on February 10, 2023, and March 3, 2023 (ECF Nos. 36, 38). The scheduling order was previously modified due to various difficulties in scheduling plaintiff’s deposition. “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…