Vandhuynslager v. Hendry County Sheriff's Office

Filing 28

ORDER granting 27 the Joint Motion to Extend Deadlines. The discovery deadline is extended to July 17, 2017, and the deadline for dispositive motions is extended to August 30, 2017. Signed by Magistrate Judge Carol Mirando on 2/9/2017. (HJ)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
FORT MYERS DIVISION
MARCI VANDHUYNSLAGER,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No: 2:16-cv-357-FtM-29CM

HENDRY COUNTY SHERIFF’S
OFFICE,
Defendant.
ORDER
This matter comes before the Court upon review of the Joint Motion to Extend
Deadlines (Doc. 27) filed on February 8, 2017.

The parties seek to extend the

discovery deadline of June 1, 2017 to July 15, 2017 and the deadline of July 3, 2017
for dispositive motions to August 30, 2017 because the parties are unable to take
depositions until early May due to trial conflicts of Defendant’s counsel.
1.

Doc. 27 at

On July 1, 2016, Senior United States District Judge John E. Steele entered a

Case Management and Scheduling Order (“CMSO”) setting the discovery deadline to
June 1, 2017, the mediation deadline to June 15, 2017, the deadline for dispositive
motions to July 3, 2017, and a trial term of February 5, 2018.

Doc. 20 at 1-2.

District courts have broad discretion when managing their cases in order to
ensure that the cases move to a timely and orderly conclusion.

Chrysler Int’l Corp.

v. Chemaly, 280 F.3d 1358, 1360 (11th Cir. 2002). Rule 16 requires a showing of
good cause for modification of a court’s scheduling order.

Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b)(4).

“This good cause standard precludes modification unless the schedule cannot be met

despite the diligence of the party seeking the extension.”

Sosa v. Airprint Sys., Inc.,

133 F. 3d 1417, 1418 (11th Cir. 1998) (internal quotations and citations omitted).
Here, based on the parties’ representations, the Court finds good cause to grant the
motion.
ACCORDINGLY, it is hereby
ORDERED:
1.

The Joint Motion to Extend Deadlines (Doc. 27) is GRANTED.

2.

The discovery deadline is extended to July 17, 2017.

3.

The deadline for dispositive motions is extended to August 30, 2017.

DONE and ORDERED in Fort Myers, Florida on this 9th day of February,
2017.

Copies:
Counsel of record

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