Leonard
Leonard v. Experian Information Solutions, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LISA LEONARD, Case No.: 3:20-cv-1746-BAS-AHG
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING JOINT
v. MOTION TO AMEND
SCHEDULING ORDER TO EXTEND
EXPERIAN INFORMATION
FACT DISCOVERY DEADLINE
SOLUTIONS,INC., et al., 15 Defendants. [ECF No. 30] 16 17 This matter comes before the Court on the parties’ Joint Motion to Amend the Scheduling Order re Fact Discovery Deadline Due to Unexpected Medical Leave. ECF No. 30. The parties request that the fact discovery deadline in this matter be extended from May 28, 2021 to June 28, 2021. 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 …