Opinion
21-CV-8153 (JGK)
11-09-2022
NORTH AMERICAN CAPACITY INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL., Plaintiffs, v. LEMONADE, INC., Defendant.
ORDER
JOHN G. KOELTL, DISTRICT JUDGE
The defendant's answer in this action was originally due on November 9, 2021. The Court has extended the time to answer on four occasions. See ECF Nos. 12, 14, 16, 18. In its June 9, 2022 letter requesting the last of these extensions, the defendant indicated that the additional time to answer the complaint was necessary because "the parties have been discussing a potential settlement of their disputes." ECF No. 17.
In an Order also dated June 9, 2022, the Court extended the defendant's time to answer until August 12, 2022. The Order made clear that "[n]o further extensions" of that deadline would be granted "without very good cause." ECF No. 18.
Nearly three months have passed since the August 12, 2022 deadline set by this Court, and the defendant has neither filed an answer nor attempted to explain why very good cause exists for another extension. However, before the Court instructs the plaintiffs to seek a default judgment or takes any other action with regard to the defendant's failure to answer, the Court directs the parties to submit a letter apprising the Court of the status of the settlement negotiations described in the defendant's June 9, 2022 submission (ECF No. 17). The letter is due by November 24, 2022.
SO ORDERED.