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

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Stipulation and Proposed Order to Extend the Discovery and Dispositive Motion Deadline (1:10-CV-01501 SKO)

KAMALA D. HARRIS, State Bar No. 146672

Attorney General of California

MONICA N. ANDERSON, State Bar No. 182970

Supervising Deputy Attorney General

CHRISTOPHER J. BECKER, State Bar No. 230529

Supervising Deputy Attorney General

1300 I Street, Suite 125

P.O. Box 944255

Sacramento, CA 94244-2550

Telephone: (916) 323-3903

Fax: (916) 324-5205

E-mail: Christopher.Becker@doj.ca.gov

Attorneys for Defendants Adams, Dicks, Hubach, 

Jennings, Matthews, Payne, and Rickman

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FRESNO DIVISION

JOHN R. MARTINEZ,

Plaintiff,

v.

JAMES TILTON, et al.,

Defendants.

1:10-CV-01501-SKO (PC)

ORDER APPROVING STIPULATION

TO EXTEND THE DISCOVERY 

AND DISPOSITIVE MOTION 

DEADLINES TO MARCH 6, 2014

(Doc. 51)

Under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 6(b)(1)(A), 16(b)(4), and 26(d) and Local Rules 

143 and 144, the parties, through their counsel of record, agree to extend the discovery deadline 

for thirty days, up to and including December 26, 2013, for the limited purpose of completing the 

depositions of the parties. 

A scheduling order may be modified only upon a showing of good cause and by leave of 

Court. Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(b)(1)(A), 16(b)(4); see, e.g., Johnson v. Mammoth Recreations, Inc., 975 

F.2d 604, 609 (describing the factors a court should consider in ruling on such a motion). In 

considering whether a party moving for a schedule modification has good cause, the Court 

primarily focuses on the diligence of the party seeking the modification. Johnson, 975 F.2d at 

609 (citing Fed. R. Civ. P. 16 advisory committee‟s notes of 1983 amendment). “The district 

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court may modify the pretrial schedule „if it cannot reasonably be met despite the diligence of the 

party seeking the amendment.‟” Id. (quoting Fed. R. Civ. P. 16 advisory committee notes of 1983 

amendment). 

The discovery deadline in this case was extended to January 10, 2014, (ECF No. 49) for the 

sole purpose of scheduling and taking Defendant Adams‟s deposition and the dispositive motion 

deadline is currently set for February 6, 2014 (ECF No. 25). Good cause exists to grant this 

extension because the parties require more time to take the deposition of Defendant Adams and 

Defendants will need additional time to draft and file a dispositive motion. The parties had 

attempted to schedule Mr. Adams‟s deposition for early January, but Defendants‟ attorney, Diana 

Esquivel became ill on January 1, 2013, and has been unable to return to work since that date. On 

January 6, her condition required emergency care, and it is anticipated that she will be unable to 

return to work for at least two more weeks. The undersigned, Supervising Deputy Attorney 

General Christopher Becker, spoke with Plaintiff‟s counsel on January 7, 2014, to explain Ms. 

Esquivel‟s situation and the parties agreed that they could schedule Mr. Adams‟s deposition for 

sometime in February when Ms. Esquivel returns. Additionally, in light of the aforementioned 

delays, Defendants will need additional time to draft and file a dispositive motion. The parties 

therefore request that the discovery deadline and the dispositive motion deadline be extended to 

March 6, 2014.

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Stipulation and Proposed Order to Extend the Discovery and Dispositive Motion Deadline (1:10-CV-01501 SKO)

Dated: January 8, 2014 Respectfully submitted,

KAMALA D. HARRIS

Attorney General of California

Monica N. Anderson

Supervising Deputy Attorney General

/s/ Christopher Becker

CHRISTOPHER J. BECKER 

Supervising Deputy Attorney General

Attorneys for Defendants

Dated: January 8, 2014

SA2012307677

31868718.doc

WILLIAM L. SCHMIDT

ATTORNEY AT LAW, P.C.

/s/ William L. Schmidt

WILLIAM L. SCHMIDT

Attorneys for Plaintiff

ORDER

Based on the parties‟ stipulation and good cause appearing, the discovery deadline, for the 

limited purpose of completing Defendant Adams‟s deposition, and dispositive motion deadline 

are extended to March 6, 2014.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 8, 2014 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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