Breaking Glass Pictures, LLC v. Doe 10

Filing 22

ORDER denying as moot 19 Plaintiff's Motion to Compel Defendant to Participate in the Case Management Conference, Motion for Leave to Hold Management Conference via Telephone, and Motion for Extension of Time to File the Case Management Report. The Clerk is directed to mail a copy of this Order to the pro se Defendant. Signed by Judge Sheri Polster Chappell on 4/29/2014. (LMF)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
FORT MYERS DIVISION
BREAKING GLASS PICTURES, LLC,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No: 2:13-cv-331-FtM-38DNF

ALEXIS DEVORA,
Defendant.
/
ORDER1
This matter comes before the Court on Plaintiff's Motion to Compel Defendant to
Participate in the Case Management Conference, Motion for Leave to Hold Management
Conference via Telephone, and Motion for Extension of Time to File the Case
Management Report (Doc. #19) filed on April 21, 2014. The Court held a preliminary pretrial conference hearing on April 28, 2014. Defendant Alexis Devora failed to attend. The
Court issued its own Case Management and Scheduling Order heeding to Plaintiff
Breaking Glass Pictures, LLC’s request to extend the typical deadlines in light of it being
difficult thus far to coordinate and work with Defendant Devora. Since the Case
Management and Scheduling Order has now been issued in this matter, the pending
motion is due to be denied as moot. Nonetheless, Defendant Alexis Devora is hereby
warned that he needs to participate in this case, follow the proper legal rules, and comply

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Rasmussen, No. 6:07-cv-1091-Orl-19GJK, 2009 WL 1659703, at *3 (M.D. Fla. June 12,
2009) (citations omitted).
Accordingly, it is now
ORDERED:
1. Plaintiff's Motion to Compel Defendant to Participate in the Case Management
Conference, Motion for Leave to Hold Management Conference via Telephone,
and Motion for Extension of Time to File the Case Management Report (Doc.
#19) is DENIED as moot.
2. The Clerk is directed to mail a copy of this Order to the pro se Defendant.
DONE and ORDERED in Fort Myers, Florida this 28th day of April, 2014.

Copies: All Parties of Record

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