Kenai Mid-Continent, Inc. v. Great Basin Operating, LLC

Summary

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of California denied the parties’ stipulated request to extend discovery and other case management deadlines by 60 days. The court held that the parties had not shown the diligence required to establish good cause under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16(b)(4), noting the delayed service of initial discovery requests.

Holdings

1. The parties failed to establish good cause because they did not demonstrate that they acted diligently to meet the discovery deadlines; therefore, the stipulated request to extend discovery and all other case-management dates was denied.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the parties established good cause under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16(b)(4) to modify the scheduling order and extend discovery and other case-management deadlines by 60 days.

Disposition

other