Barr v. Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 NANCY BARR, Case No.: 19cv1887-MMA-MDD

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING JOINT

v. MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF

TIME TO COMPLETE

LABORATORY CORPORATION

DISCOVERY

OF AMERICA HOLDINGS,

12 Defendants. [ECF No. 22] 14 On January 11, 2021, the parties filed a joint motion to extend discovery deadlines in the above-captioned case. (ECF No. 22). A scheduling order “may be modified only for good cause and with the judge’s consent.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b)(4). “The district court may modify the pretrial schedule ‘if it cannot reasonably be met despite the diligence of the party seeking the extension.’” Johnson v. Mammoth Recreations, Inc., 975 F.2d 604, 609 (9th Cir. 1992) (citation omitted). “[T]he focus of the inquiry is upon the moving party’s reasons for seeking modification . . . . If that party was not diligent, the inquiry should end.” Id. (citation omitted). Discovery in this case commenced on…