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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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KAMALA D. HARRIS, State Bar No. 146672

Attorney General of California

CHRISTOPHER J. BECKER, State Bar No. 230529

Supervising Deputy Attorney General

JOANNA B. HOOD, State Bar No. 264078

Deputy Attorney General

1300 I Street, Suite 125

P.O. Box 944255

Sacramento, CA 94244-2550

Telephone: (916) 324-4785

Fax: (916) 324-5205

E-mail: Joanna.Hood@doj.ca.gov

Attorneys for Defendants

Fish, Van Leer, Young, Hanks, Beasley, and Sharp

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SACRAMENTO DIVISION

CURTIS J. WILLIAMS,

Plaintiff,

v.

C/O T. YOUNG, et al.,

Defendants.

2:12-cv-0318 JAM KJN P

REVISED SCHEDULING ORDER

Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel. This action is proceeding on 

plaintiff’s excessive force claims against defendant. Due to a recent reassignment of defense 

counsel, counsel for defendants seeks to continue the October 24, 2014 pretrial motions deadline 

until November 7, 2014.

“The district court is given broad discretion in supervising the pretrial phase of litigation.” 

Johnson v. Mammoth Recreations, Inc., 975 F.2d 604, 607 (9th Cir. 1992) (citation and internal 

quotation marks omitted). Rule 16(b) provides that “[a] schedule may be modified only for good 

cause and with the judge's consent.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b)(4). “The schedule may be modified ‘if 

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it cannot reasonably be met despite the diligence of the party seeking the extension.’” Zivkovic 

v. Southern California Edison Co., 302 F.3d 1080, 1087 (9th Cir. 2002) (quoting Johnson, 975 

F.2d at 607). 

Good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Defendants’ motion to modify the scheduling order (ECF No. 32) is granted; and

2. The pretrial motions deadline is continued to November 7, 2014.

Dated: October 29, 2014

/will0318.16b

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