Kline v. Combustion Emission Reduction Techs.

Full title: KEVIN KLINE v. COMBUSTION EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS TECHNOLOGIES, ET AL.

Court: UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA

Date published: May 17, 2017

CIVIL ACTION 16-870-SDD-EWD (M.D. La. May. 17, 2017)

Opinion

CIVIL ACTION 16-870-SDD-EWD

05-17-2017

KEVIN KLINE v. COMBUSTION EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS TECHNOLOGIES, ET AL.

JUDGE SHELLY D. DICK UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA

RULING

CONSIDERING Plaintiff's Motion for Reconsideration ¹ of the Court's March 30, 2017 Ruling,² the Motion for Reconsideration ³ is granted and the Rulings ⁴ are hereby VACATED. Plaintiff's Opposition memorandum to Defendant's Motions ⁵ are accepted, and the Defendants shall have fourteen (14) days from the date of this Order to file a Reply not to exceed five (5) pages. The Court admonishes counsel for Plaintiff that the deadlines established by the Scheduling Order and the Local Rules of Court are to be strictly adhered to;⁶ however, as the Court's consideration of Plaintiff's Opposition will not prejudice the Defendants, the Court will not punish the Plaintiff for his counsel's untimeliness.

1 Rec. Doc. No. 31. Defendants filed an Opposition to this motion. Rec. Doc. No. 34.

2 Rec. Doc. No. 28.

3 Rec. Doc. No. 31. Defendants filed an Opposition to this motion. Rec. Doc. No. 34.

4 Rec. Doc. Nos. 27 & 28.

5 Rec. Doc. Nos. 7 & 17.

6 Counsel should take notice that the explanation for untimeliness - "internal confusion regarding who would prepare and file the opposition to the defendant's motions" (Rec. Doc. No. 33-3, p. 2) - will not be accepted in the future. Document Number: 39150 --------

Signed in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on May 17, 2017.

/s/ _________

JUDGE SHELLY D. DICK

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA