Summary
The court grants defendants’ motion to continue the March 2, 2026 trial date but denies their request to reset discovery and expert pretrial deadlines. Applying Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16(b)(4), the court finds that defendants did not demonstrate good cause because they were represented when the relevant deadlines expired. The court orders a telephone scheduling conference to reschedule the pretrial conference, trial, and any unexpired deadlines.
Court
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
Jurisdiction
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
Decision date
January 16, 2026
Docket number
No. 24-1020
Disposition
other
Questions Presented
- Whether defendants established good cause under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16(b)(4) to reset the expired discovery and expert pretrial deadlines.
- Whether the court should continue the March 2, 2026 trial date in light of new counsel's recent enrollment.
Holdings
- Defendants failed to show good cause for resetting the discovery, disclosure, and Daubert deadlines because those deadlines could reasonably have been met with reasonable diligence while defendants were represented.
- The court granted the motion to continue the March 2, 2026 trial date because new counsel had recently enrolled, while leaving all expired deadlines unchanged.
Court Document
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