Banks v. Rees et al

Filing 45

ORDER granting 28 Motion for miscellaneous relief, specifically Motion to Re-Designate Case to Track 3, Schedule Preliminary Pretrial Conference, and Extend Time to Respond to Motion to Certify Class. See order for details. Signed by Magistrate Judge Amanda Arnold Sansone on 1/19/2018. (BEE)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
TAMPA DIVISION
INDIA BANKS,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No.: 8:17-cv-2201-T-23AAS

KENNETH REES, et al.,
Defendants.
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ORDER
GPL Servicing, Ltd. and Kenneth Rees request an order re-designating this case as a track
three case, scheduling a preliminary pretrial conference, and extending the time for them to
respond to the plaintiff’s Motion for Class Certification (Doc. 24). (Docs. 28, 32).
Accordingly, after due consideration, it is ORDERED:
(1)

The Motion to Re-Designate Case to Track 3, Schedule a Preliminary Pretrial

Conference, and Extend Time to Respond to Motion to Certify Class is GRANTED as provided
herein.
(2)

This action is re-designated as a track three case.1 The clerk is directed to make

any necessary changes to the docket.
(3)

The parties shall have until February 23, 2018, to conduct discovery pertaining to

class certification issues.
(4)

The plaintiff may amend her motion for class certification on or before March 9,

2018. The defendants shall file their response to the plaintiff’s motion for class certification by
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This re-designation does not affect the January 26th deadline for the parties to file their
case management report.
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March 23, 2018.
(5)

Counsel must confer and select from the following options a mutually agreeable

date and time for a preliminary pretrial conference:


Wednesday, February 7, 2018 at 1 p.m. or 2 p.m.



Thursday, February 8, 2018 at 9 a.m., 10 a.m., 2 p.m. or 3.p.m.



Wednesday, February 21, 2018 at 9 a.m., 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 2 p.m. or 3
p.m.

No later than January 26, 2018, counsel must file a notice indicating their selected date and
time for the preliminary pretrial conference.
ORDERED in Tampa, Florida on this 19th day of January, 2018.

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