Fellner
Highlander Holdings, Inc. v. Fellner
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 HIGHLANDER HOLDINGS, INC., Case No.: 3:18-cv-1506-AHG-LL
Plaintiff,
AMENDED ORDER GRANTING
v. JOINT MOTION TO CONTINUE
THE DEPOSITION OF ANDREW
ANDREW FELLNER, et al.,
FELLNER, THE TRIAL DATE, AND
Defendants. ALL APPLICABLE DATES
ASSOCIATED THEREWITH
[ECF No. 89]
18 On January 15, 2021, the parties filed a joint motion to continue certain dates in this 19 case. ECF No. 89. Under Fed. R. Civ. P 16(b)(4), “[a] schedule may be modified only for 20 good cause and with the judge’s consent.” “Good cause” is a non-rigorous standard that 21 has been construed broadly across procedural and statutory contexts. Ahanchian v. Xenon 22 Pictures, Inc., 624 F.3d 1253, 1259 (9th Cir. 2010). The good cause standard focuses on 23 the diligence of the party seeking to amend the scheduling order and the reasons for seeking 24 modification. Johnson v. Mammoth Recreations, Inc., 975 F.2d 604, 609 (9th Cir. 1992). 25…