ABF Freight System, Inc. v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters et al

Filing 94

ORDER granting 93 Joint Motion for Scheduling Order, as set forth. Signed by Honorable Susan W. Wright on August 15, 2011. (lw)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
FORT SMITH DIVISION
ABF FREIGHT SYSTEM, INC.
Plaintiff
V.
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD
OF TEAMSTERS, ET AL.

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NO: 2:10CV02165 SWW

Defendants
ORDER
Before the Court is a joint motion to approve the following proposed schedule:
(1) Plaintiff will file a motion for leave to amend the complaint no later than
August 26, 2011.
(2) Plaintiff will provide Defendants a copy of the proposed amended complaint
by August 17, 2011, and Defendants will promptly (but in no event later than
August 23, 2011) communicate to Plaintiff whether they will consent to the
motion to amend. In the event that any Defendant opposes Plaintiff’s motion to
amend, briefing will be submitted pursuant to Local Rule 7.2, unless otherwise
directed by the Court.
(3) The time for Defendants’ answer or response to the original complaint is
tolled until the Court rules on Plaintiff’s motion for leave to amend.
(4) In the event that Plaintiff’s motion to amend is granted, Defendants will have
up to and including thirty (30) days after filing of the amended complaint in
which to answer or respond, and Defendants shall not be required to respond to
the original complaint.
Without objection, the joint motion (docket entry #93) is GRANTED. The Court hereby
adopts the schedule set forth above.
IT IS SO ORDERED THIS 15TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2011.

/s/Susan Webber Wright
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE