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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

CHRISTOPHER BRANDON DAVIS,

Plaintiff,

v.

M. PORTILLO, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No.: 1:22-cv-00457-NODJ-CDB (PC)

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S 

REQUEST TO EXTEND DISCOVERY 

AND SCHEDULING ORDER

DEADLINES

(Doc. 39)

Plaintiff Christopher Brandon Davis is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this 

civil rights action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983.

I. INTRODUCTION

On December 22, 2023, the Court issued its Discovery and Scheduling Order. (Doc. 38.) 

On February 21, 2024, Plaintiff filed a Motion for Extension of Time. (Doc. 39.) Plaintiff 

asks this Court to extend the deadlines provided for in the Discovery and Scheduling Order by 

thirty days. (Id. at 3.) He states he intends to file “a couple motions ... along with” the instant 

request and that extending the deadlines will allow the Court “extra time to rule” on those 

motions.1(Id. at 1.) Further, Plaintiff states he “has very limited resources to properly research the 

matters of this case.” (Id. at 3.) 

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1 As of this date, no other motions have been filed on the docket for this action.

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Although the time for filing an opposition or statement of non-opposition to Plaintiff’s 

motion has not passed, the Court finds one to be unnecessary. 

II. DISCUSSION

District courts have broad discretion to manage discovery and to control the course of 

litigation under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16. Hunt v. County of Orange, 672 F.3d 606, 616 

(9th Cir. 2012). A scheduling order may be modified only upon a showing of good cause and by 

leave of Court. Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(b)(1)(A), 16(b)(4); see Johnson v. Mammoth Recreations, Inc., 

975 F.2d 604, 609 (9th Cir. 1992). In considering whether a party moving for a schedule 

modification has shown good cause, the Court primarily focuses on the diligence of the party 

seeking the modification. Johnson, 975 F.2d at 609 (citing Fed. R. Civ. P. 16 advisory 

committee’s notes of 1983 amendment). When an act must be done within a specified time, the 

court may, for good cause, extend the time with or without motion or notice if the court acts, or if 

a request is made, before the original time expires. Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(b)(1)(A).

Here, liberally construing Plaintiff’s request, the Court finds good cause to extend the 

deadlines set forth in the Discovery and Scheduling Order issued December 22, 2023. Plaintiff’s 

request seeks to extend the relevant deadlines by thirty days and infers he is engaged in discovery, 

and states he intends to file unspecified motions and has limited available resources that make the 

need for additional time necessary. 

Plaintiff is cautioned that any future request to extend a discovery deadline should 

specifically set forth the need for any extension, including the efforts made to comply with the 

deadline as then set. The Court will not grant future requests that are vague or conclusory or that 

do not establish good cause. 

III. CONCLUSION AND ORDER

Good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff’s motion for an extension of time (Doc. 39) is GRANTED;

2. The Discovery and Scheduling Order is MODIFIED as follows:

a. The deadline to amend pleadings is extended from March 22, 2024 to April 

22, 2024; 

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b. The deadline for filing an exhaustion motion is extended from April 22, 2024 

to May 22, 2024; 

c. The deadline for the completion of discovery is extended from August 22,

2024 to September 23, 2024; and

d. The dispositive motion filing deadline is extended from October 31, 2024 to 

December 2, 2024.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 22, 2024 ___________________ _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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