Brouhard
Brouhard v. The Geo Group, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 TOBY BROUHARD, Case No.: 22-cv-1578-AJB-KSC
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING JOINT
v. MOTION [Doc. No. 23] THE GEO GROUP, INC., Defendant. 16 The parties’ joint motion to amend the Scheduling Order is presently before the Court. See Doc. No. 23. The parties have asked to reopen fact discovery (which closed on July 14, 2023) until August 28, 2023. See id. They state the reopened fact discovery window is necessary to secure plaintiff’s deposition and the deposition of a 30(b)(6) witness. Id. A scheduling order may not be modified without a showing of good cause. Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b)(4). The “good cause” standard “primarily considers the diligence of the part[ies] seeking amendment.” Johnson v. Mammoth Recreations, 975 F.2d 604, 609 (9th Cir. 1992). Carelessness is not a substitute for good cause and does not generally warrant relief. See id. Discovery in this case …