McConnell v. General Electric Company

Filing 11

ORDER granting 10 Joint Motion to Extend Deadlines for 90 Days. Defendant shall have up to and including January 24, 2018 to respond to Plaintiff's Complaint. The parties shall have up to and including February 5, 2018 to meet in person to prepare a Case Management Report. Signed by Magistrate Judge Carol Mirando on 10/30/2017. (KBR)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
FORT MYERS DIVISION
WILLIAM J. MCCONNELL,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No: 2:17-cv-540-FtM-29CM

GENERAL ELECTRIC
COMPANY,
Defendant.
ORDER
This matter comes before the Court upon review of the parties’ Joint Motion to
Extend Deadlines for 90 Days (Doc. 10) filed on October 24, 2017. Defendant seeks
a ninety (90) day extension, up to and including January 24, 2018 to respond to
Plaintiff’s Complaint (Doc. 1).

Doc. 10 ¶ 6.

The parties also request a 90-day

extension, up to and including February 5, 2018, to meet in person to prepare a Case
Management Report. Id. As grounds, the parties state that they have agreed to
participate in mediation and that should the mediation be successful, Plaintiff will
voluntarily dismiss this action.

Id. at ¶ 5. The parties also note the upcoming

holidays in support of their joint motion.

Id. at ¶ 6.

Given the parties’

representations, the Court finds good cause to grant the requested extension.

ACCORDINGLY, it is hereby
ORDERED:
Joint Motion to Extend Deadlines for 90 Days (Doc. 10) is GRANTED.
Defendant shall have up to and including January 24, 2018 to respond to Plaintiff’s
Complaint. The parties shall have up to and including February 5, 2018 to meet in
person to prepare a Case Management Report.
DONE and ORDERED in Fort Myers, Florida on this 30th day of October,
2017.

Copies:
Counsel of record

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