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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

RAHN GREGORY THOMPSON,

 Plaintiff,

 vs.

PFEIFFER, et al.,

 Defendants.

1:20-cv-01619-ADA-GSA-PC

ORDER APPROVING PARTIES’ 

STIPULATION TO EXTEND DEADLINES 

IN COURT’S SCHEDULING ORDER 

(ECF No. 33.)

ORDER EXTENDING DISCOVERY 

DEADLINE AND DEADLINE TO FILE 

DISPOSITIVE MOTIONS FOR ALL 

PARTIES

New Discovery Deadline: August 31, 2023 

New Dispositive Motions Deadline: October 30, 2023

I. BACKGROUND

Rahn Gregory Thompson (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma 

pauperis with this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This case now proceeds 

against defendants Correctional Officer (C/O) D. Dozer and C/O D. Nava for use of excessive 

force in violation of the Eighth Amendment. (ECF No. 14.) 

On December 1, 2022, the court issued a Discovery and Scheduling Order establishing 

pretrial deadlines for the parties, including a discovery deadline of June 1, 2023, and a dispositive 

motions deadline of August 1, 2023. (ECF No. 30.) 

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On July 17, 2023, the parties filed a stipulation and proposed order amending the 

discovery and dispositive motions deadlines in the court’s Discovery and Scheduling Order. 

(ECF No. 33.) 

II. MODIFICATION OF SCHEDULING ORDER

Modification of a scheduling order requires a showing of good cause, Fed. R. Civ. P. 

16(b), and good cause requires a showing of due diligence, Johnson v. Mammoth Recreations, 

Inc., 975 F.2d 604, 609 (9th Cir. 1992). To establish good cause, the party seeking the 

modification of a scheduling order must generally show that even with the exercise of due 

diligence, they cannot meet the requirement of the order. Id. The court may also consider the 

prejudice to the party opposing the modification. Id. If the party seeking to amend the scheduling 

order fails to show due diligence the inquiry should end and the court should not grant the 

modification. Zivkovic v. Southern California Edison, Co., 302 F.3d 1080, 1087 (9th Cir. 2002). 

The parties to this case have stipulated to a 90-day extension of the discovery and 

dispositive motions deadlines in the court’s Discovery and Scheduling Order, solely to facilitate 

Plaintiff’s responses to Defendants’ discovery requests. The parties’ proposed schedule is for 

discovery, including the filing of any motions to compel, to be completed on or before August 

31, 2023, and for dispositive motions be filed on or before October 30, 2023. 

The court finds good cause to extend the discovery and dispositive motions deadlines in 

the court’s Discovery and Scheduling Order. The parties have shown that even with the exercise 

of due diligence, they cannot meet the requirements of the order. Therefore, the parties’ 

stipulation shall be approved and the deadlines shall be extended.

III. CONCLUSION

Based on the foregoing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The parties’ stipulation to modify the court’s Discovery and Scheduling Order, 

filed on July 17, 2023, is approved in full;

2. The deadline for the completion of discovery, including the filing of any motions 

to compel, is extended from June 1, 2023 to August 31, 2023 for all parties to this 

action, solely to facilitate Plaintiff’s responses to Defendants’ discovery requests; 

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3. The deadline for filing and serving pretrial dispositive motions is extended from 

August 1, 2023 to October 30, 2023 for all parties to this action; and

4. All other provisions of the court’s December 1, 2022 Discovery and Scheduling 

Order remain the same.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 18, 2023 /s/ Gary S. Austin 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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