MB REO-FL Church-2, LLC v. Tampa For Christ Church, Inc. et al

Filing 142

ORDER: The Clerk is directed to reopen this action; The Clerk is directed to enter an amended case management and scheduling order that extends the remaining deadlines by five months; The Clerk is directed to reactive Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment (Doc. # 107) and Bafford's motion todismiss (Doc. # 135); Bafford's motion for extension of time to respond toPlaintiff's motion for summary judgment (Doc. # 133) is granted to the extent that Bafford may have until M ay 29, 2017, to file his response, with Plaintiff's reply due 14 days thereafter; and Plaintiff's response to Bafford's motion to dismiss (Doc. # 135) is due by May 12, 2017. Signed by Judge Virginia M. Hernandez Covington on 4/28/2017. (DRW)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
TAMPA DIVISION
MB REO-FL CHURCH-2, LLC,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No. 8:16-cv-276-T-33AEP

TAMPA FOR CHRIST CHURCH, INC.,
et al.,
Defendants.
_____________________________/
ORDER
This matter comes before the Court upon sua sponte. The
Eleventh

Circuit

dismissed

Bafford’s

appeal

for

lack

of

jurisdiction. (Doc. # 141). The order dismissing the appeal
also

served

as

the

Eleventh

Circuit’s

mandate.

(Id.).

Accordingly, jurisdiction has reinvested with this Court. The
Court finds it appropriate to order the following:
1. The Clerk is directed to reopen this action;
2. The

Clerk

management

is
and

directed

to

scheduling

enter
order

an
that

amended
extends

case
the

remaining deadlines by five months;
3. The Clerk is directed to reactive Plaintiff’s motion
for summary judgment (Doc. # 107) and Bafford’s motion
to dismiss (Doc. # 135);

4. Bafford’s motion for extension of time to respond to
Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment (Doc. # 133)
is granted to the extent that Bafford may have until
May 29, 2017, to file his response, with Plaintiff’s
reply due 14 days thereafter; and
5. Plaintiff’s response to Bafford’s motion to dismiss
(Doc. # 135) is due by May 12, 2017.
The Court further notes that Bafford’s claims of not
receiving documents is belied by the record. (Doc. # 118).
Resolution of this action has been delayed long enough and
the Court will not grant Bafford any further extensions of
time to respond to the pending motion for summary judgment
absent extraordinarily compelling circumstances.
The Court also takes this opportunity to inform Bafford
of a recent service that has becomes available for pro se
litigants. If Bafford has questions about the meaning of the
Court’s Orders or this action, he may consult with a lawyer
for free on a limited basis at the Legal Information Program
operated by the Tampa Chapter of the Federal Bar Association
on Tuesdays from 11:00AM to 12:30PM in the Sam M. Gibbons
United States Courthouse, 801 North Florida Avenue, Tampa,
Florida 33602. Appointments, which are recommended but not
required, can be made by calling [phone].

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Accordingly, it is
ORDERED, ADJUDGED, and DECREED:
(1)

The Clerk is directed to reopen this action;

(2)

The Clerk is directed to enter an amended case management
and

scheduling

order

that

extends

the

remaining

deadlines by five months;
(3)

The Clerk is directed to reactive Plaintiff’s motion for
summary judgment (Doc. # 107) and Bafford’s motion to
dismiss (Doc. # 135);

(4)

Bafford’s motion for extension of time to respond to
Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment (Doc. # 133) is
granted to the extent that Bafford may have until May
29, 2017, to file his response, with Plaintiff's reply
due 14 days thereafter; and

(5)

Plaintiff’s response to Bafford’s motion to dismiss
(Doc. # 135) is due by May 12, 2017.
DONE and ORDERED in Chambers in Tampa, Florida, this

28th day of April, 2017.

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