Opinion
2:22-cv-00654-KJM-DMC
05-01-2023
M.E., a minor, by and through his Guardian ad Litem, Elijah Elizalde, Plaintiff, v. Lowe's Home Centers, LLC, Defendants.
ORDER
Under the scheduling order issued in this case, “[a]ny amendment to the pleadings, by way of stipulation or motion, [was] due by September 14, 2022.” Order (Aug. 23, 2022) at 1, ECF No. 16. A pretrial scheduling order may be amended only after a showing of good cause and with the court's consent. Fed.R.Civ.P. 16(b)(4). The “Doe Amendment” at ECF No. 21 was not accompanied by a request to modify the scheduling order or by an explanation of good cause for a modification. It is therefore stricken as untimely. This order does not preclude a renewed motion seeking to modify the scheduling order to permit the proposed amendment to the complaint.
IT IS SO ORDERED.