Straw

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 2:23-cv-1164 DAD DB Plaintiff, v. ORDER FRANCIS EDWARD STRAW, Defendant, 16 This matter was referred to the undersigned in accordance with Local Rule 302(c) and 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) for an Initial Scheduling Conference. (ECF No. 8.) Pursuant to Rule 16(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the court has reviewed the parties’ joint status report (ECF No. 12) and has determined that the court need not “consult[] with the parties’ attorneys and any unrepresented parties at a scheduling conference,” before issuing a scheduling order in this case. Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b)(1)(B). I. SERVICE OF PROCESS The named defendant has been served as required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5. No further service is permitted without leave of court, good cause having been shown under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16(b). //// //// II. JOINDER OF ADDITIONAL PARTIES / AMENDMENT OF…