STIPULATION FOR THE CONTINUANCE OF NON-EXPERT DISCOVERY DEADLINE; ORDER GRANTING EXTENSION TO THE NON-EXPERT DISCOVERY DEADLINE

(Doc. 39)

JENNIFER L. THURSTON, Magistrate Judge.

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED, by and between the parties through their respective counsel of record, Plaintiff, K.M. (a minor, by and through her and Guardian ad Litem, BRENDA MARKHAM) ("Plaintiff") and Defendant, TEHACHAPI UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT ("Defendant"), as follows:

1. The parties stipulate and agree that good cause exists for an extension of the date set forth herein, as the parties require a brief first extension to complete necessary discovery, including the opportunity to complete written discovery and complete lay witness depositions, due to obstacles posed by schedule conflicts.

2. The parties have not previously filed a request for extension of deadlines.

3. The parties, witnesses, and the Court will not be prejudiced by an extension of the deadline set forth herein, as all other deadlines will continue to track the non-dispositive and dispositive motion deadlines set by the Court pursuant to Dkt. 31.

4. Moreover, this first, brief extension will accommodate the lay witness depositions set by Plaintiff's counsel after the close of the Non-Expert Discovery cutoff date of January 11, 2019 (depositions presently set for January 21 and January 25, 2019, respectively).

5. In consideration of the above, the parties propose the following extension:

a. An extension of the Non-Expert Discovery Cutoff date of January 11, 2019, to February 22, 2019.

6. Pursuant to Scheduling Conference Order of the Court, Dkt. 31, the Non-Dispositive and Dispositive Motion Deadlines shall remain as presently scheduled.

ORDER

Based upon the above stipulation, the Court ORDERS the Scheduling Order (Doc. 31) to be amended as follows:

1. All non-expert discovery SHALL be completed no later than February 14, 2019. No other modifications to the case schedule are authorized

IT IS SO ORDERED.