CUSSON v. ILLUMINATIONS I, INC.

Filing 56

ORDER re 55 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response as to 53 MOTION for Attorney Fees is GRANTED. (Internal deadline for referral to judge if response not filed earlier: 10/5/2012).). Signed by MAGISTRATE JUDGE GARY R JONES on 9/27/2012. (jws)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
GAINESVILLE DIVISION
NANCY CUSSON,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No. 1:11-cv-87-GRJ

ILLUMINATIONS I, INC.,
a Florida corporation,
Defendant.
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ORDER
Pending before the Court is Defendant’s Motion For Extension of Time to File
Response to Plaintiff’s Motion For Attorney’s Fees and Costs. (Doc. 55.) Defendant
requests a fourteen (14) day extension of time to file its response to Plaintiff’s Motion
for Attorney’s Fees and Costs. Defendant advises that its current counsel only learned
recently that prior counsel had not responded to Plaintiff’s motion for attorney’s fees
and that the deadline to respond had expired. Defendant advises that its counsel has
contacted counsel for Plaintiff and Plaintiff neither opposes nor supports the requested
extension.
While there may be serious issues with the failure of Defendant’s prior counsel to
respond timely or to take appropriate action to insure that a response was filed timely,
the Court, nonetheless, concludes that under these circumstances Defendant’s current
counsel has demonstrated cause for the extension. Further, a brief extension of time
will not prejudice the Plaintiff.
Accordingly, upon due consideration, it is ORDERED:

1 Defendant’s Motion For Extension of Time to File Response to Plaintiff’s
Motion For Attorney’s Fees and Costs (Doc. 55) is GRANTED.
2. The deadline for Defendant to file its response to Plaintiff’s Motion For
Attorney’s Fees and Litigation Expenses And Costs is extended to October 5, 2012.
DONE AND ORDERED in Gainesville, Florida, on this 27th day of September
2012.

s/ Gary R. Jones s/GaryR.Jone
GARY R. JONES
United States Magistrate Judge

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