Wilson v. City of Bogalusa et al

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
PAULA REED WILSON,
INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF
OF THE ESTATE OF ORRIN
PATRICK THOMAS
CIVIL ACTION
VERSUS 	NO. 24-714
CITY OF BOGALUSA, ET AL. 	SECTION “R” (4)
ORDER AND REASONS
Before the Court is a joint motion from plaintiff Paula Reed and
defendants the City of Bogalusa, Louisiana; Chief Kendal Bullen; Captain
Janice Johnson; Officer Lisa Erwin; and John Doe Officers to continue all
discovery, dispositive motion and pre-trial deadlines, and the trial set for
March 16, 2026. 1
Rule 16(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provides that “[a]
scheduling order may be modified only for good cause and with the judge’s
consent.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b)(4). 	The “good cause standard requires the
party seeking relief to show that the deadlines cannot reasonably be met
despite the diligence of the party needing the extension.” 	S&W Enters.,
L.L.C. v. SouthTrust Bank, NA, 315 F.3d 533, 535 (5th Cir. 2003) (cleaned
1 	R. Doc. 21.
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up). Whether to grant or deny a continuance is within the sound discretion
of the trial court. United States v. Alix, 86 F.3d 429, 434 (5th Cir. 1996).
The Court finds that the parties have met the good cause standard here.
See S&W Enters., L.L.C., 315 F.3d at 535.
For the foregoing reasons, the Court GRANTS the joint motion to
continue proceedings. The new scheduling conference will be held 	BY
TELEPHONE on January 15, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. for the purpose of re-
scheduling the pre-trial conference and trial on the merits, and for a
discussion of the status of the case and discovery deadlines. All deadlines
established in the scheduling order on July 16, 2025 which have not expired
are reset. The parties shall call in for the teleconference using phone number
(833) 990-9400 and access code 124518418. The Court will be represented
by its Case Manager.
New Orleans, Louisiana, this __ day of January, 2026.
_____________________
SARAH S. VANCE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
7th
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