Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College et al

Filing 20

MOTION to Continue Rule 16 Initial Scheduling Conference (UNOPPOSED) by Students for Fair Admissions, Inc..(Caldwell, Benjamin)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS
BOSTON DIVISION
STUDENTS FOR FAIR ADMISSIONS, INC.
Plaintiff,
v.
PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD
COLLEGE (HARVARD CORPORATION)
Defendant.

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Civil Action No: 1:14-cv-14176

UNOPPOSED MOTION TO CONTINUE THE MARCH 23, 2015
INITIAL SCHEDULING CONFERENCE UNTIL APRIL 13, 2015
Pursuant to Local Rule 40.3, Plaintiff, Students for Fair Admissions, Inc., hereby moves
this Honorable Court for an order to continue the Initial Scheduling Conference, scheduled for
March 23, 2015, until April 13, 2015 at 2:00 pm Eastern Standard Time. Plaintiff’s local
counsel, who will attend the Initial Scheduling Conference, has pre-existing, out-of-state plans
on March 23, 2015, and is unable to attend the Initial Scheduling Conference as scheduled. This
is the first request by any party for a continuance of the Initial Scheduling Conference.
Plaintiff’s counsel has conferred with Defendant’s counsel, and Defendant does not oppose the
relief requested in this motion. The proposed date and time to continue this March 23rd
conference – April 13, 2015 at 2:00 pm – has been approved by all parties.
WHEREFORE, Plaintiff respectfully requests that this Honorable Court enter an order
continuing the Initial Scheduling Conference to April 13, 2015 at 2:00 pm.

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Respectfully submitted,
STUDENTS FOR FAIR ADMISSION, INC.

By its attorneys,

Date: March 2, 2015

/s/ Paul M. Sanford
/s/ Benjamin C. Caldwell
Paul M. Sanford BBO #566318
Benjamin C. Caldwell BBO #675061
BURNS & LEVINSON LLP
125 Summer Street
Boston, MA 02110
[phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
William S. Consovoy
Thomas R. McCarthy
J. Michael Connolly
CONSOVOY MCCARTHY PLLC
3033 Wilson Boulevard
Suite 700
Arlington, Virginia 22201
[phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
(admitted pro hac vice)

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CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE
Pursuant to Local Rule 7.1(a)(2), counsel for Plaintiff conferred with counsel for
Defendant, and Defendant does not oppose this motion.
/s/ Benjamin C. Caldwell
Benjamin C. Caldwell
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that this document filed through the ECF system will be sent
electronically to the registered participants as identified on the Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF).

/s/ Benjamin C. Caldwell
Benjamin C. Caldwell

4828-1958-7618.1

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