McCabe v. Gulf Offshore Logistics, LLC et al

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
JOHN MCCABE 	CIVIL ACTION
VERSUS 	NO. 24-953
GULF OFFSHORE LOGISTICS, LLC
ET AL.
SECTION “R” (3)
ORDER AND REASONS
Before the Court is the joint motion of plaintiff and defendants to
amend the scheduling order. 1 The parties aver that they need additional time
to conduct discovery, but they provide no rationale as to why the deadlines,
as currently set, are unworkable.
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16(b) 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 Enter., L.L.C. v.
SouthTrust Bank of Ala., NA, 315 F.3d 533, 535 (5th Cir. 2003) (internal
citations omitted). 	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
1 	R. Doc. 56.
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(5th Cir. 1996). 	In deciding whether to grant a continuance, the Court’s
“judgment range is exceedingly wide, for . . . [it] must consider not only the
facts of the particular case but also all of the demands on counsel’s time and
the court’s.” 	Streber v. Hunter, 221 F.3d 701, 736 (5th Cir. 2000) (quoting
HC Gun & Knife Shows, Inc. v. City of Houston, 201 F.3d 544, 549-50 (5th
Cir. 2000) (internal quotation marks omitted)).
The parties have not demonstrated good cause for modifying the
scheduling order. Accordingly, the Court DENIES the joint motion.
New Orleans, Louisiana, this 30th day of December, 2025.
_____________________
SARAH S. VANCE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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