Daram

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DONALD RAY BOWCUT, No. 2:21-cv-00736 DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER VASUKI DARAM, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with this civil rights action seeking relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On May 8, 2023, the court issued a modified discovery and scheduling order, which made dispositive motions due on October 31, 2023. (ECF No. 42.) On October 31, 2023, defendants’ counsel filed a motion to modify the scheduling order. (ECF No. 45.) Counsel asks that the deadline for dispositive motions be extended to November 14, 2023. (Id.) For the reasons stated below, the court will grant the motion. “Rule 16(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure authorizes the district court to control and expedite pretrial discovery through a scheduling order.” FMC Corp. v. Vendo Co., 196 F. Supp. 2d 1023, 1030 (E.D. Cal. 2002). “A schedule may be modified only for good cause…