Haley

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 LAWRENCE HALEY, Case No. 18-cv-07542-HSG

Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT'S

MOTION TO MODIFY THE

v. SCHEDULING ORDER

CLARK CONSTRUCTION GROUP- Re: Dkt. No.

CALIFORNIA, INC.,

11 Defendant. 12 Defendant Clark Construction Group-California, Inc. filed a motion to modify the Court’s scheduling order. Dkt. No. 23 (“Mot.”). Specifically, Defendant requests that the Court modify its order to provide that the scheduled March 23, 2020 trial will be a bench rather than a jury trial. Id. at 1. For the reasons articulated below, the Court GRANTS Defendant’s motion. I. RELEVANT PROCEDURAL FACTS Plaintiff Lawrence Haley filed his complaint in San Francisco Superior Court on October 24, 2018 and served Defendant on November 14, 2018. Dkt. No. 1-1, Ex. A. The Complaint did not pray for a jury trial. See id. Defendant filed its answer and removed the action to federal court on December 14, 2018. Dkt. No. 1;…