Lackman
Lackman v. Blazin Wings, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CASSANDRA LACKMAN, Case No.: 3:20-cv-1256-BEN-AHG
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING JOINT
v. MOTION TO EXTEND EXPERT
DISCLOSURE AND REBUTTAL
BLAZIN WINGS, INC., et al.,
DEADLINES
Defendants. [ECF No. 42] 16 17 18 This matter comes before the Court on the parties’ Joint Motion to Extend Expert Disclosure and Rebuttal Deadlines Only. ECF No. 42. 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, the parties seek modest…