Sekerke

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KEITH WAYNE SEKERKE, Case No.: 20cv1045-JO(RBB)

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING EX PARTE

v. APPLICATION TO EXTEND

EXPERT REPORT DISCLOSURE

DANE OLSEN, etc., et al.,

DEADLINE [ECF NO. 47]

Defendants. 16 Presently before the Court is Defendant Lt. Adam Arkwright’s Ex Parte Application to Extend Expert Report Disclosure Deadline [ECF No. 47]. The motion, which was filed on January 3, 2023, seeks an extension of the expert disclosure deadline from January 6, 2023, to January 27, 2023. For the reasons set forth below, Defendant’s application is DENIED. A. Legal Standards The scheduling order may be modified only for good cause and with the judge's consent. Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b)(4). The good cause standard under Rule 16(b) “primarily considers the diligence of the party seeking the amendment.” Johnson v. Mammoth Recreations, Inc., 975 F.2d 604, 609 (9th Cir. 1992). “Although the existence or…