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I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND

22 Plaintiff’s Class-Action Complaint was filed in state court on August 27, 2021. 23 (ECF No. 1.) The case was removed to this Court on October 21, 2021. Id. Discovery 24 deadlines in this case have been extended by the parties, without consulting with the Court, 25 on the following relevant occasions. 26 27 28 1 Plaintiff served a First Set of Requests for Production of Documents (RFPs), Interrogatories, and Admissions on September 14. (Smith Decl. ¶ 5.) Defendant had until October 14 to respond. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 34(b)(2) (providing that a party has 30 days from service of RFPs to respond). Plaintiff served Amended RFPs, Interrogatories, and Admissions on October 12. (Id. ¶ 9.) According to the parties’ joint motion, Defendant “believes the [discovery served on September 14] [was] mooted when Plaintiff served Amended [RFPs, Interrogatories, and Requests for Admissions on October 12].” (Joint Mot. 2.) The parties agreed Defendant’s responses to the First and Amended Requests would be due on November 14. (Smith Decl. ¶¶ 8-9.) They later extended the response deadline for the Amended…