Emerson
Emerson v. The Prudential Insurance Company of America
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
FRANK EMERSON and MARIA EMERSON, by her guardian ad litem, FRANK EMERSON, No. C 23-02158 WHA
Plaintiffs,
v.
ORDER RE JOINT STIPULATED
MOTION TO AMEND THE CASE
THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE SCHEDULE AND TO CONTINUE
COMPANY OF AMERICA, THE TRIAL DATE
15 Defendant.
17 Parties jointly stipulate and move to amend the case schedule and to continue the trial date from September 16, 2024 to March 17, 2025 (Br. 2). This is parties’ fourth request to amend the schedule (Stip. ¶ 14). They promise it is their last (id. ¶ 16). In sum, parties propose not changing the mediation date, advancing all pretrial dates by up to 104 days, and advancing the trial dates by 182 days (including the final pretrial conference) (see Br. 2–3). Good cause is shown to grant parties’ request, but only partway. “A schedule may be modified” under Rule 16(b)(4) “only for good cause and with the judge’s consent.” “‘[G]ood cause’ means scheduling deadlines…