Albornoz

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JESSICA ALBORNOZ, Case No. 1:22-cv-01229-JLT-CDB

Plaintiff, ORDER DIRECTING PARTIES TO MEET

AND CONFER TO RESOLVE DISCOVERY

v. DISPUTES

WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC., et al., (Docs. 38-39) Defendants.

16 Case management dates governing discovery, pretrial motion and trial in this action were set by scheduling order entered December 1, 2022. (Doc. 25). Among other things, the scheduling order required all nonexpert discovery to be completed by June 20, 2023. The scheduling order cautioned the parties that case management dates were considered “firm” and not subject to adjustment absent an application by one or both parties with supporting affidavits or declarations demonstrating good cause for any requested extension. (Id. at p.7). Consistent with the scheduling order, on May 16, 2023, the parties timely filed a joint mid- discovery status conference report. (Doc. 38). In that report, Defendants expressed their position that “all dates should be…