Jones

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MATTHEW JONES, et al., Case No.: 3:19-cv-1226-L-AHG Plaintiffs,

v. ORDER GRANTING JOINT

MOTION TO MODIFY DEADLINE

XAVIER BECERRA, in his official

FOR CLOSE OF FACT DISCOVERY

capacity as Attorney General of the State 15 of California, et al., [ECF No. 72] 16 Defendants. 17 18 This matter comes before the Court on the parties’ Joint Motion to Modify Deadline for Close of Fact Discovery, filed on Januay 29, 2021. ECF No. 72. Under Fed. R. Civ. P 16(b)(4), “[a] schedule may be modified only for good cause and with the judge’s consent.” “Good cause” is a non-rigorous standard that has been construed broadly across procedural and statutory contexts. Ahanchian v. Xenon Pictures, Inc., 624 F.3d 1253, 1259 (9th Cir. 2010). The good cause standard focuses on the diligence of the party seeking to amend the scheduling order and the reasons for seeking modification. Johnson v. Mammoth Recreations, Inc., 975 F.2d 604, 609 (9th Cir. 1992). 27 …