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Nature of Suit Code: 320
Nature of Suit: Assault, Libel, and Slander
Cause of Action: 28:1391 Personal Injury

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JAMES ELLIS JOHNSON,

Plaintiff,

v.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Defendant.

Case No. 13-cv-02405-JD 

ORDER 

Re: Dkt. No. 254

For defendant’s motion to extend expert discovery, the deadline to oppose the 

administrative request to shorten time has passed, and no objection has been filed. Civ. L.R. 7-

11(b). The Court grants the request to shorten time. Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16, 

modification of the case schedule requires only “good cause” and “the judge’s consent.” 

Defendant has demonstrated good cause for its request to extend the expert discovery period in 

order to depose P. Suzanne Maska, M.D. on March 15, 2016. The Court extends the expert 

discovery period for this limited purpose. The Court denies defendant’s request to depose 

additional witnesses who may be disclosed in the future as too speculative. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 9, 2016

________________________

JAMES DONATO

United States District Judge

Case 3:13-cv-02405-JD Document 258 Filed 03/09/16 Page 1 of 1