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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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United States District Court

Eastern District of California 

Mario Hatri Wooten,

Plaintiff, No. Civ. S 02-2408 FCD PAN P

vs. Order

Gary J. Leonard, et al.,

Defendants.

-oOoPlaintiff moves to modify the schedule made May 20, 2005.

A scheduling order may be modified only upon a showing of

good cause. Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b). Good cause exists when the

moving party demonstrates he cannot meet the deadline despite

exercising due diligence. Johnson v. Mammoth Recreations, Inc.,

975 F.2d 604, 609 (9th Cir. 1992). 

Discovery closed September 16, 2005. Plaintiff asserts he

could not timely complete discovery because he received the

schedule August 24 but lost access to his legal materials the 

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same day because he was transferred to the segregated housing

unit in Corcoran State Prison. 

Plaintiff had several months to seek discovery before

temporarily losing access to his legal materials regardless of

when he received the schedule. Plaintiff does not explain what

discovery he has yet to seek or why he was unable to meet the

deadline despite due diligence.

Accordingly, plaintiff’s August 25, 2005, request is denied.

So ordered.

Dated: November 29, 2005. 

 /s/ Peter A. Nowinski 

 PETER A. NOWINSKI

 Magistrate Judge

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