Gutierrez
Gutierrez v. Costco Wholesale Corporation
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MARIA GUADALUPE GUTIERREZ, Case No.: 21cv603-GPC(KSC)
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING IN PART THE
v. PARTIES’ JOINT MOTION FOR
CONTINUANCE OF DISCOVERY
COSTCO WHOLESALE
AND OTHER DEADLINES
CORPORATION,
15 Defendant. [Doc. No. 21.]
17 Before the Court is the parties’ Joint Motion for Continuance of Discovery Deadlines. [Doc. No. 21.] In the Joint Motion, the parties seek a 90-day extension of the deadlines for completing fact and expert discovery, as well as the deadline for filing dispositive motions. The reason for the request is that defendant has not yet obtained plaintiff’s medical records. The parties have not explained why defendant was not able to obtain these records in a timely manner. [Doc. No. 21, at p. 2.] “A schedule may be modified only for good cause and with the judge’s consent.” Fed.R.Civ.P. 16(b)(4). “Good cause” means that the party seeking an extension must make a showing that they are…