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Parties Involved:
G.P.P., Inc.
Counter Claimant
Guardian Innovative Solutions
Defendant
Guardian Protection Products, Inc.
Counter Defendant

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GUARDIAN PROTECTION PRODUCTS, 

INC., 

Plaintiff/Counter-defendant,

v.

G.P.P., Inc.,

Defendant/Counterclaimant.

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Case No. 1:20-cv-01680-SKO

ORDER GRANTING G.P.P INC.’S

ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO 

SHORTEN TIME AND SETTING 

BRIEFING SCHEDULE ON “MOTION 

TO EXTEND FACT DISCOVERY 

DEADLINE AND TO PERMIT 

DISCLOSURE UNDER THE 

PROTECTIVE ORDER”

(Doc. 63)

Before the Court is Defendant/Counterclaimant G.P.P. Inc., d/b/a Guardian Innovative 

Solutions (“GIS”)’s “Ex Parte Application to Shorten Time” (Doc. 63), which the Court construed 

as a motion for administrative relief under E.D. Cal. L.R. 233 (Doc. 64). After considering the 

motion and the opposition filed by Plaintiff/Counter-defendant Guardian Protection Products, Inc. 

(“Guardian”) (Doc. 65)1, the Court finds that GIS has shown good cause for an order shortening 

time in view of the recently amended stipulated case schedule,2see E.D. Cal. Local Rule 144(e), 

and GRANTS the motion. Accordingly, the Court sets the following briefing schedule for GIS’s 

1 Guardian’s arguments in opposition to the administrative motion are directed predominantly to the merits GIS’s 

underlying substantive motion (see Doc. 65 at 4–5) and are therefore beyond the scope of the Court’s inquiry under 

Local Rules 144 and 233. Guardian will have the opportunity to raise these arguments pursuant to the briefing schedule 

set forth herein.

2 The Court observes that the parties filed a stipulation to modify the case schedule, which the Court granted, two days

before GIS filed the underlying motion seeking to further modify the schedule. (See Docs. 60 & 61.)

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“Motion to Extend Fact Discovery Deadline and to Permit Disclosure under the Protective Order” 

(Doc. 62):

1. Guardian’s opposition, or statement of non-opposition, is due by no later than October 30, 

2024; and

2. GIS may file an optional reply by no later than November 4, 2024.

The Court will then take the matter under submission without oral argument pursuant to E.D. 

Cal. Local Rule 230(g).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 23, 2024 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto .

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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