Jeanine Randall v. Home Depot U.S.A., Inc.

Summary

This document is a scheduling order issued by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California in Randall v. Home Depot U.S.A., Inc., Case No. 2:23-cv-00476-DJC-CSK. It establishes discovery, dispositive-motion, settlement, pretrial, and jury-trial deadlines and procedures.

Holdings

1. Once final, the scheduling order may be modified only by leave of court upon a showing of good cause; party stipulation alone is ineffective without court approval.
2. No further joinder of parties or amendments to pleadings are permitted without leave of court and a showing of good cause.
3. A written discovery ruling by the assigned magistrate judge is final subject to modification by the district judge only when the ruling is clearly erroneous or contrary to law.
4. A request or stipulation to continue deadlines or trial dates must identify the relevant dates, disclose prior extension requests, and state specific, concrete reasons establishing good cause.

Questions Presented

1. What procedures and deadlines should govern service, joinder, amendment of pleadings, discovery, motion practice, pretrial proceedings, and trial?
2. What standard governs district-court review of discovery rulings issued by the assigned magistrate judge?
3. What showing is required to modify the scheduling order or extend its deadlines?

Disposition

other