Vega

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Julia Vega, Case No.: 19-cv-00663-BEN-BGS

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING JOINT MOTION

v. FOR EXTENSION OF DISCOVERY

DEADLINE

Honeywell International, Inc.,

Defendant. [ECF NO. 11] 16 On October 10, 2019, the parties filed a Joint Motion for Extension of Discovery Deadline (ECF No. 11) seeking to continue all Scheduling Order deadlines from the fact discovery deadline through the pretrial motion deadline by two months. (See ECF No. 10.) Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16(b)(4) provides that “[a] schedule may be modified only for good cause and with the judge’s consent.” Civil Local Rule 16.1(b) requires all counsel and parties to “proceed with diligence to take all steps necessary to bring an action to readiness for trial.” In determining whether there is “good cause” under Rule 16(b), the Court “primarily considers the diligence of the party seeking the 25 …