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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

KEITH BULKIN,

Plaintiff,

vs.

V. OCHOA, et al.,

Defendants.

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Case No.: 1:13-cv-00388 DAD DLB PC

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’

REQUEST TO MODIFY SCHEDULING 

ORDER

[ECF No. 42]

Dispositive Motion Deadline: May 6, 2016

Plaintiff Keith Bulkin is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this 

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

On January 6, 2016, Defendants filed a request to modify the discovery and scheduling 

order. Modification of the pretrial scheduling order requires a showing of good cause. Fed. R. 

Civ. P. 16(b)(4). “The schedule may be modified ‘if it cannot reasonably be met despite the 

diligence of the party seeking the extension.’” Zivkovic v. Southern California Edison Co., 302 

F.3d 1080, 1087 (9th Cir. 2002) (quoting Johnson v. Mammoth Recreations, Inc., 975 F.2d 604, 

607 (9th Cir. 1992)). “If the party seeking the modification ‘was not diligent, the inquiry should 

end’ and the motion to modify should not be granted.” Id. 

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Defendants state that good cause exists because a motion for summary judgment for 

exhaustion is currently pending before the Court, and preparation of a motion for summary 

judgment regarding the merits of Plaintiff’s claims could prove to be unnecessary. The Court 

finds good cause to modify the scheduling order. 

Accordingly, Defendants’ request to modify the Discovery and Scheduling Order is 

GRANTED. The existing dispositive motion deadline is RESET to May 6, 2016.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 1, 2016 /s/ Dennis L. Beck 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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