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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MARIA ELENA GARCIA, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

CITY OF FARMERSVILLE, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:21-cv-00482-JLT-EPG

ORDER MODIFYING SCHEDULING 

ORDER

(ECF Nos. 33, 47, 64, 76)

This matter is before the Court on the parties’ joint stipulation to modify the Scheduling 

Order and to allow Defendants California Forensic Medical Group, Tracia Anderson, and Eric 

Krenz an extension to file their responses to Plaintiff’s second amended complaint. (ECF No. 76). 

As grounds, the parties state that the deadlines and dates in the scheduling order should be 

modified because the parties are still early in the discovery process, some Defendants have 

recently been added with new counsel, and the issues are complex. (See ECF Nos. 33 (Scheduling 

Order entered June 14, 2021); 47 (as modified on February 17, 2022); 64 (as modified on April 5, 

2022)). 

While this Court previously warned that “no further modifications of the Scheduling 

Order will be granted absent extraordinary circumstances,” the Court is persuaded to grant the 

parties’ stipulated request based on the addition of new parties and counsel. (ECF No. 64, p. 4). 

However, if a further extension is requested, the Court will not be inclined to grant it and may 

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deny such request or set a status conference regarding the progress of the case.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Scheduling Order (ECF No. 33) is 

further modified as follows:

Event 

Current 

Deadline/Date 

Proposed 

Deadline/Date 

Non-Expert Discovery Cut-off July 8, 2022 November 28, 2022 

Expert Witness Disclosure September 16, 2022 December 16, 2022 

Rebuttal Expert Disclosure October 14, 2022 January 13, 2023

Expert Discovery Cut-off November 11, 2022 February 10, 2023

Dispositive Motion filing December 12, 2022 March 10, 2023

Pretrial Conference April 7, 2023 July 28, 2023 

Time: 1:30 p.m.

Dept. 4 (JLT)

No trial date has been set. All other terms and conditions of the Scheduling Order (ECF 

No. 33) remain in full force and effect.

Further, Defendants California Forensic Medical Group, Tracia Anderson, and Eric Krenz 

are granted an extension to file their responsive pleading by July 22, 2022.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 11, 2022 /s/

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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