1  UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT  SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA  SAVANNAH DIVISION    THOMAS HORNE,          Plaintiff,        v.    Civil Action No.: 4:21-cv-149      WAL-MART STORES EAST, LP,        Defendant.      AMENDED SCHEDULING ORDER  Before the Court is the parties’ Joint Motion to Extend Remaining Deadlines. Doc. 20.  Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16(b) and the Local Rules of this Court, the joint  motion isGRANTED, doc. 20, and the Court issues the following amended scheduling order in  this matter. These deadlines shall not be extended except upon a specific showing of good cause  and order of the Court. Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b)(4). It is the Court’s expectation that the parties will  not need an extension of these deadlines. The showing of good cause necessary to obtain an  extension of any of these deadlines requires a specific showing of what the parties have  accomplished to date in discovery, what remains to be accomplished, and why the parties have not  been able to meet the Court’s deadlines. Bare boilerplate assertions such as “the parties have  diligently pursued discovery to date, but additional time is necessary” will not suffice to establish  good cause.  Additionally, should any party seek an extension of these deadlines or seek the extension  of any other deadline in this case (including an extension of a deadline to respond to a motion or  file any other pleading), the party should first contact all other parties and determine if the other  Case 4:21-cv-00149-RSB-CLR Document 22 Filed 05/17/22 Page 1 of 2