Gerhardt et al v. The City of Hobbs et al

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO
ALENA GERHARDT and
TYRIN PACHECO,
Plaintiffs,
v. 	Civ. No. 25‐110 DHU/GBW
THE CITY OF HOBBS, et al.,
Defendants.
ORDER DENYING JOINT MOTION TO EXTEND DISPOSITIVE MOTIONS
DEADLINE
THIS MATTER comes before the Court on Defendants’ Joint Motion to Extend
Dispositive Motions Deadline. Doc. 58. In their motion, Defendants request the
dispositive motions deadline be extended from April 16, 2026, to July 31, 2026, to
accommodate anticipated motion practice. Id. at 1. Plaintiffs filed a response in
opposition. Doc. 60. The Court, being fully informed, finds that the motion is not well‐
taken and should be DENIED.
Rule 16 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure states that deadlines “may be
modified only for good cause and with the judge’s consent.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b)(4).
“In practice, this standard requires the movant to show the scheduling deadlines cannot
be met despite [the movant’s] diligent efforts.” Gorsuch, Ltd., B.C. v. Wells Fargo Nat’l
Bank Ass’n, 771 F.3d 1230, 1240 (10th Cir. 2014) (citation and internal quotation omitted).
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The scheduling deadlines in this case were known to the parties in advance. See docs.
28, 57. Discovery closed on March 16, 2026. Doc. 57. There are no emergency
circumstances or unforeseen events referenced in the Defendants’ motion that convince
the Court that good cause exists to extend the dispositive motions deadline another one
hundred days. See doc. 58 at 1.
Accordingly, Defendants’ Joint Motion to Extend Dispositive Motions Deadline
(doc. 58) is DENIED. Nonetheless, in order to permit adequate briefing of any
dispositive issues, the Court will reset the deadline to May 22, 2026. The Court finds
this short delay would not be prejudicial to Plaintiffs given the lack of a trial setting in
this case.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the parties may file dispositive pretrial
motions on or before May 22, 2026.
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GREGORY B. WORMUTH
CHIEF UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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