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Hunt v. Reyes

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
Jan 10, 2012
No. CIV S-08-0181 MCE CKD P (E.D. Cal. Jan. 10, 2012)

Opinion

No. CIV S-08-0181 MCE CKD P

01-10-2012

MICHAEL A. HUNT, Plaintiff, v. M. REYES, et al., Defendants.


ORDER

Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On December 29, 2011, defendants Field and Rios filed a motion to extend the dispositive motion deadline by forty-five days, from December 30, 2011 to February 13, 2012. (Dkt. No. 61.)

A schedule may be modified upon a showing of good cause. Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b). Good cause exists when the moving party demonstrates he cannot meet the deadline despite exercising due diligence. Johnson v. Mammoth Recreations, Inc., 975 F.2d 604, 609 (9th Cir. 1992). Defendants state that defense counsel took plaintiff's deposition on November 17, 2011 and received the deposition transcript on December 10, 2011. Defendants further state that, per Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 30(e), plaintiff had until January 4, 2012 to make any changes to his deposition testimony, and that this testimony is necessary to defendants' motion for summary judgment. Defendants add that defense counsel has been working diligently in completing the summary judgment motion, but needs additional time to acquire declarations from his clients.

Good cause having been shown, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Defendants' December 29, 2011 motion to modify the scheduling order (Dkt. No. 61) is granted;

2. Defendants' dispositive motion is due on or before February 13, 2012.

3. Plaintiff filed a dispositive motion on December 20, 2011; however, plaintiff may amend or supplement his summary judgment motion on or before February 13, 2012 if he so chooses.

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CAROLYN K. DELANEY

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE


Summaries of

Hunt v. Reyes

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
Jan 10, 2012
No. CIV S-08-0181 MCE CKD P (E.D. Cal. Jan. 10, 2012)
Case details for

Hunt v. Reyes

Case Details

Full title:MICHAEL A. HUNT, Plaintiff, v. M. REYES, et al., Defendants.

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Date published: Jan 10, 2012

Citations

No. CIV S-08-0181 MCE CKD P (E.D. Cal. Jan. 10, 2012)