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Nature of Suit Code: 240
Nature of Suit: Torts to Land
Cause of Action: 33:1365 Environmental Matters

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

On November 19, 2015, the Court issued its scheduling order setting forth the pleading 

amendment deadline as April 1, 2016. (Doc. 25 at 3) This deadline required, “Any requested 

pleading amendments are ordered to be filed, either through a stipulation or motion to amend, no later 

than April 1, 2016.” (Doc. 25 at 3) Notably, this was the date proposed by Plaintiff and was selected 

over the objection of Defendant. (Doc. 23 at 4) While it appears counsel had discussed a deadline for 

“amendment of pleadings as of right” when drafting their joint scheduling conference statement, why 

they limited their discussions to amendments that could be made as of right given that by that time,

any right to amend had passed. 

In any event, Plaintiff contends there are at least two other possible defendants as to whom

it has a good faith basis to believe are responsible for the damages claimed. However, Plaintiff is 

not yet prepared to file the motion to amend because it lacks a sufficient level of certainty in the

GARDINER FAMILY, LLC, et al.

 Plaintiffs,

v.

CRIMSON RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 

CORP.,

Defendants.

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Case No.: 1:15-CV-00751 DAD JLT

ORDER AFTER INFORMAL TELEPHONIC 

CONFERENCE RE: PLAINTIFF’S EX PARTE 

APPLICATION TO AMEND THE 

SCHEDULING ORDER

(Doc. 35)

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data gathered thus far and its experts have not yet spoken definitively as to the liability of these 

possible defendants. It is clear that it serves all of the parties’ interests that all defendants be 

included in this litigation at the earliest possible point. Thus, the Court ORDERS:

1. The request to extend the pleading amendment deadline (Doc. 35) is GRANTED in 

PART as follows;

a. Any amendments to the pleadings, either via a stipulation or a motion to 

amend, SHALL be filed no later than June 1, 2016

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 4, 2016 /s/ Jennifer L. Thurston 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

 

1 The Court reminds Plaintiff that Rule 15 requires a showing that Plaintiff did not unduly delay seeking to add new 

defendants. Thus, the Court strongly admonishes Plaintiff to move to add the defendants, as to whom counsel has 

satisfied Rule 11, at the very earliest possible date.

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