Michael Long v. Wal-Mart Louisiana, LLC

Summary

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana grants the parties’ joint motion to continue the trial and all unexpired pretrial deadlines. The court finds good cause because illness delayed the plaintiff’s deposition and consequently postponed other depositions, and schedules a telephone conference for May 21, 2026.

Holdings

1. The parties demonstrated good cause because illness-related deposition delays prevented them from meeting the existing deadlines despite their diligence; therefore, the court granted the joint motion to continue proceedings.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the parties established good cause under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16(b)(4) to continue the trial and all unexpired pretrial deadlines.

Disposition

other