Opinion
Civil No. 2007-155.
December 22, 2008
A. Jeffrey Weiss, Esq., St. Thomas, U.S.V.I., For the plaintiff. Douglas L. Capdeville, Esq., St. Thomas, U.S.V.I., For defendants Greg Lewis, Laura Lewis and S/V "Sea Chateau", Hull Identification No. 7, her tackle, engines, tender, sails and equipments. Charles S. Russell, Jr., Esq., St. Thomas, U.S.V.I., For defendants Dennis Vollmer d/b/a First Class Yacht Charters and D'La Mer Charters, LLC.
ORDER
On November 12, 2008, defendants Dennis Vollmer d/b/a First Class Yacht Charters and D'La Mer Charters, LLC (the "Moving Defendants") moved for partial summary judgment against the plaintiff, Bruce Bickley ("Bickley"). On November 18, 2008, the Magistrate Judge entered a Minute Order, allowing Bickley to respond to the motion by December 12, 2008. On December 11, 2008, the parties filed a joint stipulation, purporting to extend Bickley's time to respond to December 19, 2008. Bickley did not file his response by that date. Instead, on that date, the parties filed a second stipulation, purporting to allow Bickley to respond to the motion by December 24, 2008.
Local Rule of Civil Procedure 56.1(c) provides, in pertinent part:
(1) When a party requests an extension of time from the other party, the parties shall first make a good faith effort to negotiate a reasonable extension, which shall not exceed thirty (30) days from the deadline otherwise prescribed in this Rule. Only one such extension for the motion in question is permitted.
. . .
(2) If the parties cannot agree, the party seeking an extension may apply to the Court. If the Court grants the application, the parties may not thereafter alter the deadlines set by the Court without leave of the Court.
LRCi 56.1(c) (2008) (emphasis supplied).
The premises considered, it is hereby
ORDERED that the parties' stipulation, entered into the docket at entry 65 on December 19, 2008, is STRICKEN.