Opinion
20-cv-01109-MMA(BLM)
04-20-2022
ALIVER RAMIREZ, Plaintiff, v. R. GUTIERREZ, et al., Defendants.
ORDER GRANTING IN PART DEFENDANTS' EX PARTE APPLICATION TO VACATE PRETRIAL MOTION DEADLINE AND MODIFY SCHEDULING ORDER
[EFC No. 54]
Hon. Barbara L. Major, United States Magistrate Judge
On April 15, 2022, Defendants filed an Ex Parte Application to Vacate Pretrial Motion Deadline and Modify Scheduling Order. ECF No. 54. Defendants seek to continue the April 15, 2022 deadline for filing pretrial motions to August 2, 2022, ninety days after the May 4, 2022 Mandatory Settlement Conference ('“MSC”). Id. at 1. In support, Defendants state that defense counsel was recently appointed and has several conflicting work obligations. Id. at 2; see also ECF No. 54-1, Declaration of Peter B. Nichols In Support of Application to Vacate Dispositive Motion Deadline and Modify Scheduling Order. Defendants further state that Plaintiff will not be prejudiced by this request since no trial date has been set and Defendants are not seeking to continue the MSC. Id.
Good cause appearing, Defendants' motion is GRANTED IN PART. All dispositive pretrial motions, including motions for summary judgment and motions addressing Daubert issues, must be filed by June 17, 2022 .
This deadline is not applicable to pretrial motions in limine. For further information regarding motions in limine, please refer to Judge Anello's Civil Chambers Rules.
IT IS SO ORDERED.