Cardona v Sun State Enterprises, Inc.

Filing 23

ORDER granting 22 the Joint Motion for Enlargement of Time to Extend Settlement Conference Deadline and Deadline to File Case Management Report. The deadline to meet to conduct the settlement conference is extended to JUNE 23, 2010. The deadline to file the Case Management Report is extended to JULY 13, 2010. Signed by Magistrate Judge Sheri Polster Chappell on 6/8/2010. (LMH)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA FORT MYERS DIVISION ELEAZAR CARDONA, and other similarlysituated individuals, Plaintiff, -vsSUN STATE ENTERPRISES, INC., Defendant. ______________________________________ Case No. 2:09-cv-707-FtM-29SPC

ORDER This matter comes before the Court on the Joint Motion for Enlargement of Time to Extend Settlement Conference Deadline and Deadline to File Case Management Report (Doc. #22) filed on June 2, 2010. The Parties move the Court for an extension of to the settlement conference deadline and additional time to file the Case Management Report. As grounds, Counsel indicates that due to scheduling conflicts additional time is necessary to allow the parties to meet on a stipulated date. 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). Having considered the motion, the Court finds good cause and will grant the extension as outlined below. Accordingly, it is now ORDERED:

The Joint Motion for Enlargement of Time to Extend Settlement Conference Deadline and Deadline to File Case Management Report (Doc. #22) is GRANTED. The deadline to meet to conduct the settlement conference is extended to JUNE 23, 2010. The deadline to file the Case Management Report is extended to JULY 13, 2010. DONE AND ORDERED at Fort Myers, Florida, this 8th day of June, 2010.

Copies: All Parties of Record

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