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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MICHELLE-LAEL B. NORSWORTHY,

Plaintiff,

v.

JANEL ESPINOZA, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:20-cv-00813-NODJ-HBK (PC)

ORDER GRANTING PARTIES’ JOINT 

MOTION NUNC PRO TUNC TO EXTENT 

SET FORTH HEREIN

(Doc. No. 97)

ORDER FINDING MOOT PLAINTIFF’S 

MOTION FOR ADDITIONAL DEPOSITIONS 

AND TO EXTEND CERTAIN CASE 

MANAGEMENT DEADLINES 

(Doc. No. 95)

Pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s Motion for Additional Depositions and to Amend 

Scheduling Order (Doc. No. 95) filed February 9, 2024. Plaintiff seeks permission to take six 

additional fact witness depositions (four medical professionals and two of Plaintiff’s former 

cellmates) and to modify certain deadlines in the Case Management and Scheduling Order. 

Defendants filed an partial opposition to Plaintiff’s Motion on February 20, 2024. (Doc No. 96). 

Subsequently, the Parties filed a construed Joint Motion for Leave to Take Additional 

Depositions and Amend the Scheduling Order on February 29, 2024. (Doc. No. 97, Joint 

Motion). Specifically, with regards to Plaintiff’s request to conduct additional depositions, the 

Parties agree that Plaintiff may take the depositions of the following six witnesses: Dr. Richard 

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Graves, Dr. Christopher Glass, Dr. Marci Bowers, Angela Nevarez, Myra Rangel (WE7156) and 

Darrianne Marie Stucky (WF7156) with reasonable notice. The Parties further agree to proposed 

extended deadlines to the Court’s Amended Case Management and Scheduling Order. 

Because the Parties stipulate to the additional depositions, no leave is required by the 

Court as to Dr. Richard Graves, Dr. Christopher Glass, Dr. Marci Bowers, and Angela Nevarez. 

See Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(a)(2)(A). The Court will grant the Joint Motion as to the incarcerated 

witnesses: Myra Rangel (WE7156) and Darrianne Marie Stucky (WF7156). See Fed. R. Civ. P. 

30(a)(2)(B). Further, for good cause shown, the Court will grant a modification to the Case 

Management and Scheduling Order. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b)(4). Due to the change in the 

dispositive deadline, the corresponding deadlines to the Pretrial and Trial dates must be adjusted. 

Accordingly, it is ORDERED:

1. The Parties’ construed Joint Motion (Doc. No. 97) is GRANTED nunc pro tunc to the 

extent set forth herein.

2. Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(a)(2)(B), Plaintiff may depose Myra Rangel (WE7156), 

and Darrianne Marie Stucky (WF7156) if they remain confined in a prison at the time 

of the deposition. Pursuant to Fed. R, Civ. P. 30(b)(4), the deposition may be taken 

under this section by video conference, relieving the court reporter of the requirement 

to be in the physical presence of the witness under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 

28(a)(1) during that deposition. 

3. The following amended dates shall govern the management of this action.

Action or Event Date

Deadline to complete non-expert discovery. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 37. 04/29/2024

Deadline for all parties to disclose expert report(s). See Fed. R. Civ. P. 

26(a)(2). 05/17/2024

Deadline to disclose any expert rebuttal report(s). 06/14/2024

Deadline to complete expert discovery. 06/28/2024

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Deadline to advise court of status of settlement, mediation, ADR or VDRP. 

See Local Rule 270, 271. 06/28/2024

Dispositive Motions. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 56, Local Rule 230. 07/19/2024

Deadline to file final joint pretrial statement, motion(s) in limine, proposed 

jury instructions, and verdict form. See Local Rules 281, 282. 01/06/2025

Date of the final pretrial conference. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(e); See Local 

Rule 280, 281, 282, 283. Monday at 1:30 PM. 01/13/2025

Trial Date, Tuesday at 8:30 AM. 03/04/2025

4. The remaining procedures set forth in the September 21, 2023 Amended Case 

Management and Scheduling Order (Doc. No. 90) otherwise shall govern this action.

5. Plaintiff’s Motion for Additional Depositions and to Amend Scheduling Order (Doc. 

No. 95) is DENIED as MOOT.

Dated: March 4, 2024 

HELENA M. BARCH-KUCHTA

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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