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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

ANTONIO GUTIERREZ, JR.,

Plaintiff,

v.

M. SANDOVAL,

Defendant.

Case No. 1:20-cv-01130-AWI-EPG (PC)

ORDER RE: PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO 

MODIFY LITIGATION SCHEDULE

ORDER MODIFYING SCHEDULING 

ORDER

(ECF No. 51)

On March 29, 2022, Plaintiff filed a motion to modify the litigation schedule. (ECF No. 

51). Plaintiff asks the Court to modify the scheduling order “to permit his Set One discovery 

requests to be enforced.” (ECF No. 51, p. 2). Plaintiff argues good cause exists to modify the 

schedule because, among other reasons, “the case has been litigated responsibly,” “this is the first 

request for a modification of the schedule,” and “there does not appear to be any prejudice to 

Sandoval by permitting Plaintiff to wind out his written discovery requests.” (ECF No. 51-1, pgs. 

3 & 10). 

On April 12, 2022, Defendant filed her opposition to the motion. (ECF No. 56). In her

opposition, Defendant argues that Plaintiff’s motion should be denied because it is not timely and 

because Plaintiff has failed to show good cause for the modification. (Id. at 3-4). Defendant also 

argues that, if Plaintiff’s motion is granted, “the expert disclosure date and related expert 

discovery dates should be extended as well.” (Id. at 5).

As discussed on the record at the informal discovery dispute conference (ECF No. 57), the 

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Court finds good cause to grant Plaintiff’s motion and will allow Plaintiff to seek court 

intervention regarding his Set One discovery requests. Given this, the Court will also modify the 

remaining dates and deadlines in this case.

Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that the remaining dates and deadlines in this case are as 

follows:

Event Deadline/Date

Motion to Compel Regarding Set 

One Discovery Requests

June 1, 2022

Joint Discovery Statement re: Motion 

to Compel

June 8, 2022

Motion to Compel Hearing

(EPG)

June 17, 2022, at 10:00 a.m.

Expert Disclosures August 12, 2022

Rebuttal Expert Disclosures September 16, 2022

Expert Discovery Cutoff October 21, 2022

Dispositive Motions December 2, 2022

Motions for Attendance of Incarcerated 

Witnesses

February 3, 2023

Oppositions to Motions for Attendance 

of Incarcerated Witnesses

March 3, 2023

Joint Pretrial Statement March 23, 2023

Pretrial Conference (AWI) March 30, 2023, at 10:00 a.m.

Jury Trial (AWI) June 6, 2023, at 8:30 a.m.

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All other terms and conditions of the Scheduling Order remain in full force and effect.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 14, 2022 /s/

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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