MCC Management of Naples, Inc. et al v. Arnold & Porter, LLP et al

Filing 323

ORDER granting 320 the Unopposed Motion for Enlargement of Case Management Deadlines. SEE ORDER FOR AMENDED DEADLINES. Signed by Magistrate Judge Sheri Polster Chappell on 4/14/2010. (LMH)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA FORT MYERS DIVISION

MCC MANAGEMENT OF NAPLES, INC.; BGC II MANAGEMENT OF NAPLES, INC.; MILES C. COLLIER; BARRON G. COLLIER, II, Plaintiffs, -vsARNOLD & PORTER LLP; KENT A. YALOWITZ; THOMAS R. DWYER; MELVIN C. GARBOW, Defendants. ______________________________________ MCC MANAGEMENT OF NAPLES, INC., BGC II MANAGEMENT OF NAPLES, INC., MILES C. COLLIER, BARRON G. COLLIER, II, Plaintiffs, Case No. 2:07-cv-420-FtM-29DNF ARNOLD & PORTER LLP, Defendant. ______________________________________ Case No. 2:07-cv-387-FtM-29SPC

ORDER This matter comes before the Court on the Unopposed Motion for Enlargement of Case Management Deadlines (Doc. #320) filed on April 1, 2010. The Plaintiffs move the Court for a two

(2) month enlargement to the pretrial deadlines and trial term. As grounds, Counsel indicates the Plaintiffs are currently engaged in settlement discussions as well as completing depositions1. District courts have broad discretion in managing their cases. Chrysler Int'l Corp. v. Chenaly, 280 F.3d 1358, 1360 (11th Cir. 2002). The broad discretion given to the court includes the management of pretrial activities such as discovery and scheduling. Id. (citing Johnson v. Bd. of Regents of Univ. Georgia, 263 F.3d 1234, 1269 (11th Cir. 2001). Although the Court disfavors multiple or substantial extensions of time, given the circumstances with the related case in another district, the Court finds good cause and will grant the extensions of time as outline below. Accordingly, it is now ORDERED: the Unopposed Motion for Enlargement of Case Management Deadlines (Doc. #320) is GRANTED. Discovery Mediation Dispositive, Daubert, and Markman Motions Meeting In Person to Prepare Joint Final Pretrial Statement Joint Final Pretrial Statement All Other Motions Including Motions in Limine, Trial Briefs JUNE 4, 2010 JUNE 18, 2010 (with a Status Report to be filed within ten (10) days thereafter) JUNE 30, 2010 SEPTEMBER 17, 2010 OCTOBER 8, 2010 OCTOBER 8, 2010

Counsel indicates that as a result of the related case in Oklahoma between Plaintiffs and International Bank of Commerce and International Bancshares Corporation, the depositions in this case were delayed.
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Final Pretrial Conference

Date: Time: Place: NOVEMBER 1, 2010

OCTOBER 25, 2010 9:00 A.M. Courtroom A

Trial Term Begins

DONE AND ORDERED at Fort Myers, Florida, this

14th

day of April, 2010.

Copies: All Parties of Record

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