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Nature of Suit Code: 220
Nature of Suit: Foreclosure
Cause of Action: 15:1601 Truth in Lending

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DARRYL BANTON;

Plaintiff,

vs.

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.; and DOES 1-10 

inclusive.

 Defendants.

Case No. 1:19-CV-00928-DAD-JLT

ORDER GRANTING IN PART 

STIPULATION TO CONTINUE 

SCHEDULING CONFERENCE 

(Doc. 29)

This case was filed originally in the Kern County Superior Court on May 30, 2019 (Doc. 1 at 

11-79) Without filing a responsive pleading, the defendant removed the action to this Court on July 

5, 2019 (Doc. 1-10). Soon thereafter, the defense filed a motion to dismiss, but the Court granted 

leave to amend the complaint in certain respects. (Doc. 19) The plaintiff filed the amended 

complaint (Doc. 22) on December 18, 2019, but the defense has sought and received two stipulations 

to allow it additional time to respond to the complaint (Docs. 23-24, 26-27). The deadline for the 

responsive pleading is February 17, 2020 (Doc. 27).

Now before the Court is a stipulation to continue the scheduling conference more than 60 

days because the parties are having settlement discussions. (Doc. 29) There is no showing how 60 

additional days will influence these discussions or how this time will be spent. Because this case is 

10 months old, the parties have had a significant amount of time to decide whether the case can 

settle without discovery and the desire to discuss this issue, while admirable, does not establish good 

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cause for the requested extension of time. Given this Court’s judicial emergency and its evergrowing backlog, it cannot allow cases to languish. Thus, the stipulation is DENIED in PART. 

Because the joint scheduling conference statement is due tomorrow, and it is likely the parties have 

not drafted it, the Court will CONTINUE the scheduling conference to March 20, 2020 at 9:00 

a.m. The joint scheduling report SHALL be filed no later than March 13, 2020. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 12, 2020 /s/ Jennifer L. Thurston 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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