Herezi v. 31-W Insulation Co., Inc. et al

Filing 52

ORDER granting 46 Defendant Huntsman Building Solutions, LLC's Motion to Extend Mediation Deadline. The mediation deadline is extended to April 14, 2025. All other deadlines in the Case Management and Scheduling Order and Referral to Mediation (Doc. 13) shall remain in effect and undisturbed. Signed by Magistrate Judge Philip R. Lammens on 3/6/2025. (JMA)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
OCALA DIVISION
JAVIER G. HEREZI,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No: 5:23-cv-646-MMH-PRL

31-W INSULATION CO., INC. and
HUNTSMAN BUILDING
SOLUTIONS (USA) LLC,
Defendants.
ORDER
This cause comes before the Court on the Motion to Extend Mediation Deadline filed
by Defendant Huntsman Building Solutions, LLC (“Huntsman”). (Doc. 46). In its motion,
Huntsman requests an extension of the March 14, 2025 mediation deadline in the Court’s
Case Management and Scheduling Order and Referral to Mediation (Doc. 13 at p. 2) for at
least 30 days to depose Plaintiff’s disclosed experts before mediation (Doc. 46 at pp. 1-2). 1
Huntsman states that Plaintiff’s counsel has not provided it with any available dates to
schedule depositions of Plaintiff’s experts, and as a result, Huntsman has been unable to
depose any of Plaintiff’s disclosed expert witnesses as of the filing date of its motion. (Doc.
46 at p. 2). Huntsman argues that without taking the depositions of Plaintiff’s experts to
determine the scope of asserted damages, it cannot engage in meaningful mediation. (Id.).
Although the motion recites that Plaintiff opposes the relief requested (id. at p. 3), Plaintiff

The Court notes that the parties have not filed a notice of mediation, advising the Court of
the date selected for mediation as required by the Court’s Case Management and Scheduling Order
and Referral to Mediation (see Doc. 13 at pp. 6-7).
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failed to file a response in opposition, and the time for doing so has now expired; thus, the
Court will treat Huntsman’s motion as unopposed. See Local Rule 3.01(c).
Accordingly, upon due consideration, Defendant Huntsman’s Motion to Extend
Mediation Deadline (Doc. 46) is GRANTED. The mediation deadline is extended to April
14, 2025. All other deadlines in the Case Management and Scheduling Order and Referral to
Mediation (Doc. 13) shall remain in effect and undisturbed.
DONE and ORDERED in Ocala, Florida on March 6, 2025.

Copies furnished to:
Counsel of Record
Unrepresented Parties

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