Fellner

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 HIGHLANDER HOLDINGS, INC., Case No.: 3:18-cv-1506-AHG-LL

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING JOINT

v. MOTION TO CONTINUE THE

DEPOSITION OF ANDREW

ANDREW FELLNER, et al.,

FELLNER

Defendants. [ECF No. 92] 16 17 On March 23, 2021, the parties filed a joint motion to continue the date of Defendant Andrew Fellner’s deposition. ECF No. 92. 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). Here, counsel for Defendant Fellner explains that he has been dealing with…