Romero

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 FRANCISCO ROMERO, Case No.: 19-CV-2138-JAH(WVG) Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING IN PART AND

v. GRANTING IN PART JOINT

MOTION TO CONTINUE EXPERT

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF

DISCOVERY DEADLINE

JUSTICE et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 Pending before the Court is the parties’ Joint Motion Requesting Continuance of Expert Discovery Cut Off Date By Eight Days filed on September 19, 2022 (“Joint Motion”). (ECF No. 45.) The Joint Motion requested the Court extend the expert discovery deadline so the parties may complete all expert discovery by October 7, 2022. Id. For the reasons set forth below, the Joint Motion is DENIED in part and GRANTED in part. Rule 16(b)(4) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (“Rule 16(b)(4)”) governs when a Court may modify a scheduling order. In determining whether to modify a scheduling order, the Court considers the “good cause” standard set out by Rule 16(b)(4). Rule 16(b)(4)’s “good…