Morsch v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

Filing 44

ORDER denying 42 Motion to Strike; granting in part and denying in part 43 Motion for Leave to File Excess Pages. Defendant shall file a reply no longer than fifteen (15) pages by Thursday, October 25, 2018. Signed by Judge Paul G. Byron on 10/17/2018. (SCM)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
ORLANDO DIVISION

JENNIFER WILLIAMS MORSCH,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No: 6:18-cv-148-Orl-40DCI

JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
Defendant.
/
ORDER
On July 26, 2018, Defendant filed its first Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 25),
and on September 10, 2018, Defendant filed its second Motion for Summary Judgment
(Doc. 38). On October 7, 2018, Plaintiff filed a Response in Opposition to Defendant’s
Motions for Summary Judgment. (Doc. 41). This cause is before the Court on Defendant’s
Motion to Strike (Doc. 42) and Defendant’s Motion for Leave to File Excess Pages (Doc.
43), both filed on October 16, 2018. Plaintiff’s Response was thirty-one (31) pages,
exceeding the Court’s limit of twenty (20) pages. (Doc 41; Doc. 16, p. 7–8). Subsequently,
Defendant asked the Court to strike the response for failure to abide by the page limit.
(Doc. 42). Alternatively, Defendant asked for leave to file a twenty (20) page reply and an
extension of time to reply up to fourteen (14) days from the date of the Order. (Doc. 43).
In the exercise of efficiency and equity, the motion to strike is due to be denied, and the
motion for leave is due to be granted in part and denied in part.
Accordingly, it is ORDERED as follows:
1. Defendant’s Motion to Strike (Doc. 42) is DENIED.

2. Defendant’s Motion for Leave to File Excess Pages is GRANTED IN PART and
DENIED IN PART.
a. The Motion is GRANTED as to allowing Defendant to exceed the page
limit allowed for its reply. However, Defendant shall file a reply no longer
than fifteen (15) pages.
b. The Motion is otherwise DENIED.
3. Defendant is ordered to file a reply to Plaintiff’s Response (Doc. 41) by
Thursday, October 25, 2018
DONE AND ORDERED in Orlando, Florida on October 17, 2018.

Copies furnished to:
Counsel of Record
Unrepresented Parties

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