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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ZEALIN BARTEK, et al., 

Plaintiffs,

v.

CITY OF VISALIA, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:22-cv-01436-JLT-SAB

ORDER GRANTING STIPULATED MOTION 

TO MODIFY SCHEDULING ORDER

(ECF Nos. 18, 20)

A scheduling order for this matter issued on February 24, 2023. (ECF Nos. 28.) The 

scheduling order as modified contains the following dates and deadlines: 

1. Nonexpert Discovery Deadline: December 15, 2023;

2. Expert Disclosure Deadline: February 2, 2024;

3. Supplemental Expert Disclosure Deadline: March 1, 2024;

4. Expert Discovery Deadline: April 5, 2024;

5. Dispositive Motion Deadline: June 14, 2024; 

6. Pretrial Conference: September 23, 2024, at 1:30 p.m., in Courtroom 4, before 

District Judge Jennifer L. Thurston; and 

7. Trial: November 19, 2024, at 8:30 a.m., in Courtroom 4, before District Judge 

Jennifer L. Thurston. 

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(ECF No. 18.) This is the parties’ first request for modification of the scheduling order. 

On December 14, 2023, the parties filed a stipulated motion to continue the nonexpert 

discovery deadline by approximately 120 days and all subsequent deadlines accordingly. (ECF 

No. 20.) The parties proffer that due to scheduling conflicts and scheduled travel plans during the 

holiday season, they were unable to schedule necessary depositions prior to the current December 

15, 2023 nonexpert discovery deadline. (Id. at 3.) The parties represent that they diligently 

attempted to schedule Plaintiffs’ depositions on June 9, 2023 and October 30, 2023; however, 

both had to be rescheduled due to scheduling conflicts. (Id.) Counsel for Plaintiff also detailed 

her limited availability due to multiple trials this year. (Id.; Declaration of Lauren K. McRae, 

ECF No. 20 at 5.) Because the parties have been unable to conduct necessary depositions, the 

parties request a continuance of the nonexpert discovery deadline and all subsequent deadlines by 

approximately 120 days. 

Based on the proffered reasons, as well as the fact that this is the parties’ first request to 

modify the scheduling order, the Court finds good cause to grant the parties’ requested 

modification. 

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Accordingly, pursuant to the stipulation of the parties and good cause appearing, IT IS 

HEREBY ORDERED that the parties’ stipulated motion to modify the schedule (ECF No. 20) is 

GRANTED. The scheduling order is thus further modified as follows: 

1. Nonexpert Discovery Deadline: April 19, 2024;

2. Expert Disclosure Deadline: June 7, 2024;

3. Supplemental Expert Disclosure Deadline: July 8, 2024;

4. Expert Discovery Deadline: August 16, 2024;

5. Dispositive Motion Deadline: September 20, 2024; 

6. Pretrial Conference: February 24, 2025, at 1:30 p.m., in Courtroom 4, before 

District Judge Jennifer L. Thurston; and 

7. Trial: April 22, 2025, at 8:30 a.m., in Courtroom 4, before District Judge 

Jennifer L. Thurston.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 15, 2023 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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