Richardson v. ABM Janitorial Services

Filing 16

ORDER granting 15 Plaintiff, Regina Richardson's, Unopposed Motion to Enlarge Time to Respond to Motion to Dismiss. Plaintiff, Regina Richardson, shall have up to and including October 9, 2012, to respond to Defendant's Motion to Dismiss. Signed by Magistrate Judge Sheri Polster Chappell on 9/27/2012. (LMF)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
FORT MYERS DIVISION

REGINA D. RICHARDSON,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No: 2:12-cv-363-FtM-29SPC

ABM JANITORIAL SERVICES,
Defendant.
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ORDER
This matter comes before the Court on Plaintiff, Regina D. Richardson’s (“Richardson”),
Unopposed Motion to Enlarge Time to Respond to Motion to Dismiss (Doc. #15) filed on
September 25, 2012. Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(b) the Court may enlarge the time to file a
responsive pleading for cause shown. The Rule reads in pertinent part:
[w]hen by these rules or by a notice given thereunder or by order of court an
act is required or allowed to be done at or within a specified time, the court
for cause shown may at anytime in its discretion (1) with or without motion
or notice order the period enlarged if request therefor is made before the
expiration of the period originally prescribed or as extended by a previous
order, or (2) upon motion made after the expiration of the specified period
permit the act to be done where the failure to act was the result of excusable
neglect.
Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(b).
Richardson’s counsel recently underwent an unexpected change in personnel at his
office. Due to this unforeseen change, the calendar of Richardson’s attorney has become
congested and made it difficult for him to file a timely response. In accordance with Local Rule
3.01(g), Richardson’s attorney conferred with Defendant about an extension of time. Attorneys
for both Defendant and Richardson agreed to a fifteen day extension of time, up to and including

October 9, 2012. Richardson filed this Unopposed Motion, which reflects the extension
agreement, before her time to respond to Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss expired. The Court
finds that the extension requested would not prejudice any of the parties involved in this action.
Accordingly, as it is within the Court’s discretion to grant an extension to time, the Court finds
good cause to grant Richardson’s request.
Accordingly, it is now
ORDERED:
Plaintiff, Regina Richardson’s, Unopposed Motion to Enlarge Time to Respond to
Motion to Dismiss (Doc. #15) is GRANTED.
Plaintiff, Regina Richardson, shall have up to and including October 9, 2012, to respond
to Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss.
DONE and ORDERED in Fort Myers, Florida this 26th day of September, 2012.

Copies: All Parties of Record

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