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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JEAN-MAX DARBOUZE,

Plaintiff,

v.

HLA,

Defendant.

Case No. 2:23-cv-03055 CSK P

ORDER

Pending before the Court is defendant Hla’s motion to modify the scheduling order filed 

September 24, 2024. (ECF No. 20.) In this motion, defendant requests that the September 27, 

2024 discovery deadline and the December 20, 2024 dispositive motion deadline be vacated and 

reset after the Court rules on defendant’s concurrently filed motion for summary judgment 

arguing that plaintiff failed to exhaust administrative remedies. (ECF Nos. 19, 20.) In the motion 

to modify the scheduling order, defendant also states that he scheduled plaintiff’s deposition so it 

will be completed prior to the September 27, 2024 discovery deadline. (ECF No. 20.) 

On September 27, 2024, defendant filed an addendum to his motion to modify the 

scheduling order. (ECF No. 21.) In the addendum, defendant states that he was unable to 

complete plaintiff’s deposition prior to the September 27, 2024 discovery deadline due to 

unexpected circumstances concerning the translator for plaintiff’s deposition. (Id.) Due to these 

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unexpected circumstances, defendant requests that the Court extend the discovery deadline by 

sixty days after the Court rules on defendant’s pending summary judgment motion. (Id.) 

Defendant states that sixty days will provide defendant sufficient time to attempt to resolve the 

translation issues with taking plaintiff’s deposition and file any necessary motion to compel 

before a dispositive motion for summary judgment on the merits. (Id.) Defendant states that 

during defendant’s unsuccessful attempt to depose plaintiff, plaintiff agreed to extending the 

discovery deadline and wanted the opportunity to have his deposition retaken. (Id.) Good cause 

appearing, the Court will grant the parties sixty days to complete discovery following resolution 

of defendant’s pending summary judgment motion, if appropriate. 

Good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Defendant’s motion to modify the scheduling order (ECF No. 20) is granted; and

2. The deadlines to complete discovery and file dispositive motions are vacated and will be 

reset following resolution of defendant’s pending summary judgment motion, if appropriate. 

Dated: October 3, 2024

Dar3055.eot

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