Edwards v. Montgomery County Board of Education et al

Filing 23

ORDER directing that the motion for leave to designate expert witness and amend scheduling order (Doc. No. 21 ) is denied, as further set out. Signed by Honorable Judge Myron H. Thompson on 6/16/14. (scn, )

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, NORTHERN DIVISION

COSSAUNDRIA EDWARDS,

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Plaintiff,
v.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY BOARD OF
EDUCATION, et al.,
Defendants.

CIVIL ACTION NO.
2:13cv780-MHT
(WO)

ORDER
It is ORDERED that the motion for leave to designate
expert witness and amend scheduling order (Doc. No. 21) is
denied.
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Here, the movant is essentially seeking extensions of
time.

This court has made clear that, “A request or

motion for extension of a deadline in any court order ...
must

indicate

that

movant

has,

in

a

timely

manner,

previously contacted counsel for all other parties; and
..., based on that contact, must state whether counsel for
all other parties agree to or oppose the extension request

or motion,” and that, “A request or motion that fails to
meet this requirement will be denied outright, unless the
movant offers a credible explanation in the request or
motion why this requirement has not been met.” Scheduling
Order (Doc. No. 12), § 15(B).

Movant here has failed to

comply with this requirement.
Moreover, “Absent stated unforeseen and unavoidable
circumstances

beyond

the

control

of

the

movant,

...

‘eleventh hour’ extension requests and motions will be
denied outright.”

Id. The movant has failed to offer any

explanation as to why this motion was filed after the
movant’s expert-witness-exchange deadline.
DONE, this the 16th day of June, 2014.

/s/ Myron H. Thompson
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE