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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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ORDER DENYING EX PARTE APPL FOR ORDER 

SHORTENING TIME TO HEAR MOTION FOR ORDER

MODIFYING SCHEDULING ORDER

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BRIAN REED, B.R., a minor, by her 

guardian ad litem, Roxanne Sayer,

Plaintiffs,

v.

CITY OF MODESTO, a municipal 

corporation, Chief of Police 

HARDEN, in his individual capacity; 

Police Officer RON ZIYA, Police 

Officer CAELI KOEHLER, in their 

individual and official capacities,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:11-cv-01083-AWI-GSA

ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS’ 

EX PARTE APPLICATION FOR AN 

ORDER SHORTENING TIME TO 

HEAR DEFENDANTS’ MOTION 

FOR AN ORDER MODIFYING THE 

SCHEDULING ORDER 

(Doc. 66)

 

Trial Date: December 9, 2014

On October 16, 2014, Defendants City of Modesto, Chief of Police Michael Harden, and 

Officers Ron Ziya and Caelli Koehler (collectively, “Defendants”) filed a motion to modify the 

scheduling order, as well as an ex parte application to shorten time for the hearing on the motion. 

Docs. 65, 66. In their ex parte application to shorten time, Defendants request that their motion to 

modify the scheduling order be heard on November 3, 2014, or alternatively, November 13, 2014. 

Defendants base their request to shorten time on the fact that the trial in this matter is set for 

December 9, 2014, and a hearing on the parties’ motions in limine is set for November 13, 2014. 

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ORDER DENYING EX PARTE APPL FOR ORDER 

SHORTENING TIME TO HEAR MOTION FOR ORDER

MODIFYING SCHEDULING ORDER

Defendants have not demonstrated good cause to shorten time for the hearing on their 

motion to modify the scheduling order. See Local Rule 144(e). In their underlying motion to 

modify the scheduling order, Defendants seek to re-open discovery and set new deadlines for 

dispositive motions. The trial and trial-related hearings referenced by Defendants as the basis for 

their ex parte application to shorten time were set several months ago, in April 2014. Docs. 60, 

63. Defendants have failed to explain why they waited until the eve of trial to bring their motion 

to modify the scheduling order. Accordingly, Defendants’ ex parte application to shorten time for 

the hearing on their motion to modify the scheduling order is DENIED. 

Defendants’ motion to modify the scheduling order shall be heard in accordance with 

Local Rule 230, on November 17, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. in Courtroom 10 (GSA), before the 

undersigned. Plaintiffs shall file any opposition to the motion to modify the scheduling order no 

later than November 3, 2014. Any reply brief shall be filed no later than November 10, 2014. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 17, 2014 /s/ Gary S. Austin 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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