Stevens v. Martinez

Summary

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of California granted Defendants’ motion to vacate the deadline for filing merits-based dispositive motions. The court found good cause under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16(b)(4), based on Plaintiff’s alleged failure to comply with a discovery order and Defendants’ pending motion for terminating sanctions. The May 22, 2025 dispositive-motion deadline was vacated and may be reset after resolution of the sanctions motion.

Holdings

1. Defendants demonstrated good cause under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16(b)(4) to modify the scheduling order and vacate the remaining deadline for filing merits-based dispositive motions pending resolution of the motion for terminating sanctions.

Questions Presented

1. Whether Defendants demonstrated good cause under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16(b)(4) to vacate the deadline for filing merits-based dispositive motions pending resolution of their motion for terminating sanctions.

Disposition

other