Opinion
Case No. 2:11-cv-84-FtM-36SPC.
August 11, 2011
ORDER
This matter comes before the Court on Plaintiff's Motion to Extend Deadlines/Hearings (Doc. #60) filed on August 2, 2011. Defendant National Credit Adjusters, LLC's Response (Doc. #62) was filed on August 5, 2011. And Defendant Experian Information Solutions, Inc.'s Response (Doc. #63) was filed on August 8, 2011. Thus, the Motion is now ripe for review.
Plaintiff moves to extend the case management and scheduling order deadlines in this case by 90 days so that Plaintiff may effect service upon Defendant TransUnion and receive discovery relevant to the case. The Court allowed Plaintiff to amend his complaint to add TransUnion as a Defendant on July 8, 2011 (Doc. #54). Plaintiff's counsel has attempted service on TransUnion, but asserts that she has recently moved her law office and that her mail is being held up at her previous office address and therefore she is without knowledge as to whether TransUnion has been served. Defendants National Credit Adjusters and Experian Information Solutions object to such an extension, citing that the grounds asserted by Plaintiff for an extension are not well taken as Plaintiff has had ample time to serve TransUnion and can ascertain whether it has been served by simply contacting the process server. Defendants also allege numerous other ways in which Plaintiff's counsel is not diligently prosecuting this case on behalf of her client.
The Court agrees that the grounds given do not warrant a 90-day extension, but the Court will extend the deadlines in this matter by 30 days. Plaintiff's counsel is cautioned though that she must work diligently to meet the new deadlines imposed by the Court as any further requests for extensions of the deadlines will be disfavored.
Accordingly, it is now
ORDERED:
Plaintiff's Motion to Extend Deadlines/Hearings (Doc. #60) is GRANTED in part. The deadlines in this case are amended as follows: Disclosure of Expert Reports Plaintiff SEPTEMBER 2, 2011 Defendant OCTOBER 3, 2011 Discovery Deadline NOVEMBER 3, 2011 Mediation Deadline: NOVEMBER 11, 2011 Mediator: Jim Nulman Address: 15880 Summerlin Road Ste. 300 PMB 146 Fort Myers, FL 33908-9613 Telephone: 239-433-3539 Dispositive Motions, Daubert , and Markman Motions JANUARY 6, 2012 Meeting In Person to Prepare Joint Final Pretrial MARCH 16, 2012 Statement Joint Final Pretrial Statement ( Including a Single Set of MARCH 26, 2012 Jointly Proposed Jury Instructions and Verdict Form, Voir Dire Questions, Witnesses Lists, Exhibit Lists on Approved Form All Other Motions Including Motions In Limine , Trial MARCH 26, 2012 Briefs Final Pretrial Conference Date: APRIL 23, 2012 Time: 1:30 P.M. Judge: Charlene E. Honeywell Trial Term Begins MAY 7, 2011 [Trials Before Magistrate Judges Begin on Date 9:00 A.M. Certain] Estimated Length of Trial 1-3 days Jury/Non Jury Jury
All other deadlines remain unchanged. DONE AND ORDERED at Fort Myers, Florida, this 10th day of August, 2011.