Haley

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

Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S EX

PARTE APPLICATION TO MODIFY

v. SCHEDULING ORDER

CLARK CONSTRUCTION GROUP- Re: Dkt. No.

CALIFORNIA, INC.,

11 Defendant. 12 Plaintiff Lawrence Haley moved ex parte to modify the scheduling order to extend the fact discovery deadline from August 19, 2019 to October 2, 2019. Dkt. No. 46 (“Mot.”). The Court held a hearing on the ex parte application on August 22, 2019. Having carefully considered the parties’ arguments, the Court DENIES Plaintiff’s ex parte application, and explains its reasoning briefly for the record. I. LEGAL STANDARD Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16 provides that “[a] schedule may be modified only for good cause and with the judge’s consent.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 16. “Rule 16(b)’s ‘good cause’ standard primarily considers the diligence of the party seeking the amendment.” Johnson v. Mammoth Recreations,…