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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

F.L. ODINSON CROWELL,

Plaintiff,

v.

E. BEELER,

Defendant.

Case No. 1:14-cv-01724-AWI-BAM (PC)

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S

MOTION TO MODIFY THE DISCOVERY 

AND SCHEDULING ORDER

(ECF No. 29)

ORDER VACATING DEADLINES IN THE

DISCOVERY AND SCHEDULING ORDER

(ECF No. 13)

Plaintiff F.L. Odinson Crowell (“Plaintiff”) is state prisoner proceeding in this civil rights 

action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This matter currently proceeds on Plaintiff’s claim against 

Defendant E. Beeler for failure to provide a reasonable disability accommodation. 

On October 16, 2015, Defendant Beeler filed a motion to modify the discovery and 

scheduling order in this case. (ECF No. 29.) Noting that Plaintiff’s motion for leave to amend his 

complaint is pending, and that he seeks to add additional parties and claims to this matter, 

Defendant Beeler seeks to extend the discovery deadline in this matter to fifty (50) days after the 

Court rules on Plaintiff’s motion. Defendant Beeler argues that if the Court grants Plaintiff’s 

motion and adds new parties, defense counsel will have to consult with those new parties and 

determine what additional discovery is required on their behalf. (ECF No. 29-1.) Defense Counsel 

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further indicates that this is an agreed motion, as he has conferred with Plaintiff’s counsel, who is 

amendable to this request.

Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16(b), a scheduling order may be modified 

upon a showing of good cause. Fed.R.Civ.P. 16(b)(4). Given the pending motion to amend the 

complaint, the Court finds it appropriate to vacate the discovery cut-off date and the dispositive 

motion deadline in the February 17, 2015 scheduling order. (ECF No. 13.) Once the motion to 

amend has been resolved and the complaint has been finalized, the Court will issue an amended 

discovery and scheduling order for the completion of discovery and the filing of dispositive 

motions as appropriate, including providing fifty (50) days for completing discovery and any 

discovery-related motions. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendant Beeler’s motion to modify 

discovery and scheduling order is GRANTED. The discovery cut-off date and dispositive motion 

deadline set forth in the February 17, 2015 scheduling order are VACATED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 29, 2015 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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