Coastal Conservation Association v. Locke et al

Filing 59

ORDER granting in part and denying in part 58 the Parties' Joint Motion for Entry of a Scheduling Order. SEE ORDER FOR DETAILS. Signed by Magistrate Judge Sheri Polster Chappell on 11/2/2010. (LMH)

Coastal Conservation Association v. Locke et al

Doc. 59

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA FORT MYERS DIVISION COASTAL CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, -vsGARY LOCKE, in his official capacity as Secretary of the United States Department of Commerce; THE NATIONAL OCEANIC and ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION; THE NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE, Defendants. ______________________________________ ORDER This matter comes before the Court on the Parties' Joint Motion for Entry of a Scheduling Order (Doc. #58) filed on November 1, 2010. Given that the Parties have jointly moved for the requested relief, and for good cause shown, the Motion is due to be granted. Accordingly, it is now ORDERED: The Parties' Joint Motion for Entry of a Scheduling Order (Doc. #58) is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. The Parties' request for a telephonic scheduling conference within the next 60 days for the purposes of scheduling a hearing and oral argument on this matter after all written briefs have been filed and submitted is DENIED without prejudice. After the briefs have been filed, the Parties may show good cause and move the Court to hold oral argument. The Parties' request for entry of a scheduling order, request to file reply briefs, and request to file dispositive motions and responses in excess of 25 pages is GRANTED as follows: Case No. 2:09-cv-641-FtM-29SPC

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1.

Plaintiffs shall file their Motions for Summary Judgment in this matter on or before December 3, 2010.

2.

Amicus Curiae Food and Water Watch, Inc. shall filed its Amicus Brief that was allowed by Order of the Court on or before December 15, 2010.

3.

Defendants and Intervenor-Defendants shall file their responses to the Plaintiffs' Summary Judgment and any dispositive motion(s) of their own on or before January 14, 2011.

4.

Reply briefs shall be allowed under Local Rule 3.01(c) and Plaintiffs shall file their replies and responses to Defendants and Intervenor-Defendants' responses and any dispositive motion(s) filed, on or before February 4, 2011.

5.

Plaintiffs' memoranda in support of their Motions for Summary Judgment, and FFW's Amicus Brief shall not exceed 35 pages. Defendants and IntervenorDefendants' responses to Plaintiffs' Summary Judgment Motions shall be combined with their respective dispositive motion(s) and so combined each filing shall not exceed 50 pages. Any reply and response to Defendants' and Intervenor-Defendants' dispositive motion(s) filed shall not exceed 25 pages.

DONE AND ORDERED at Fort Myers, Florida, this

2nd

day of November, 2010.

Copies: All Parties of Record

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