Source: s3://data.kl3m.ai/documents/govinfo/USCOURTS/USCOURTS-caed-2_13-cv-00789/USCOURTS-caed-2_13-cv-00789-6/pdf.json

Nature of Suit Code: 365
Nature of Suit: Personal Injury - Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-(Citizenship)

---

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

1

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

ANGELA WALDOW, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

ELI LILLY & COMPANY, 

Defendant. 

No. 2:13-cv-00789-KJM-EFB 

ORDER 

Defendant Eli Lilly and Company (“Lilly”) moves ex parte to amend the Status 

(Pretrial Scheduling) Conference Order, ECF No. 30, to continue two deadlines: (1) the deadline 

to hear motions to compel discovery and (2) the deadline for expert disclosures. ECF No. 68. 

Under the Local Rules of this District, a court may, in its discretion, grant an initial 

extension ex parte upon a declaration from counsel explaining why an extension is necessary and 

why a stipulation cannot be obtained. E.D. Cal. L.R. 144(c). Defense counsel has filed such a 

declaration, explaining that plaintiff has not responded to any of the defense’s discovery requests 

since the withdrawal of plaintiff’s counsel, and defendant is unclear whether plaintiff intends to 

continue pursuing this litigation. ECF No. 68-2 at 2–3. 

After reviewing the arguments and evidence, the application is granted. The 

scheduling order is amended to vacate the current deadline to disclose experts by May 15, 2015, 

Case 2:13-cv-00789-KJM-EFB Document 69 Filed 05/15/15 Page 1 of 2
1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

2

as well as the deadline to hear motions to compel discovery by June 15, 2015. The court will 

issue an amended scheduling order setting further deadlines, if necessary, following the scheduled 

June 11, 2015 status conference, where plaintiff is directed to appear and indicate whether she 

intends to seek counsel and continue pursuing this litigation. 

The motion is GRANTED. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: May 15, 2015. 

Case 2:13-cv-00789-KJM-EFB Document 69 Filed 05/15/15 Page 2 of 2