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Nature of Suit Code: 751
Nature of Suit: Labor - Family and Medical Leave Act
Cause of Action: 28:1446 Petition for Removal

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

PATRICK RULO,

Plaintiff,

v.

RICOH AMERICAS CORPORATION, et 

al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 15-cv-00736-HSG 

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF'S EX 

PARTE APPLICATION FOR 

EXTENSION OF FACT DISCOVERY 

AND ADR CUT-OFF DATES

Re: Dkt. No. 28

On October 23, 2015, Plaintiff Patrick Rulo (“Plaintiff”) filed an ex parte application

pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 6(b) seeking a 30-day extension of both the parties’ 

fact discovery and ADR cut-off dates. The ADR cut-off is currently set for October 30, 2015

(Dkt. No. 13); fact discovery cut-off is currently set for November 30, 2015 (Dkt. No. 20).

Plaintiff seeks an extension of both deadlines because no depositions are scheduled before 

the ADR cut-off date and the time to notice and conduct depositions before the fact-discovery cutoff is rapidly approaching. (Dkt. No. 28 at 3-4.) While the Court generally requires a compelling 

reason for granting an extension to the fact-discovery cut-off date, the docket reflects that Plaintiff

has relatively new counsel. (See Dkt. Nos. 21, 22.) In addition, Defendant has not opposed the 

instant application.

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Good cause appearing, the Court GRANTS Plaintiff’s ex parte application and extends the

ADR cut-off date until November 30, 2015, and the fact-discovery cut-off until December 30, 

2015. No further extensions will be granted absent a showing of compelling cause.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 30, 2015

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HAYWOOD S. GILLIAM, JR.

United States District Judge

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