Townsend v. Rhodes et al

Filing 79

ORDER Granting Plaintiff's 75 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to 59 MOTION for Summary Judgment , Brief in Support and Proof of Service filed by Richard Townsend., ( Plaintiff's Response due by 10/19/2015)--Signed by Magistrate Judge Anthony P. Patti. (MWil)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION
RICHARD TOWNSEND,
Plaintiff,
Case No. 4:14-CV-10411
Judge Terrence G. Berg
Magistrate Judge Anthony P. Patti

v.

KAREN RHODES,
VICKI CARLSON,
LINDA HAASE and
MARCIA O’CONNELL,
Defendants.
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ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION (DE 75) FOR
ENLARGEMENT OF TIME TO FILE A RESPONSE TO DEFENDANT
RHODES’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT (DE 59)
Pending in this case are several motions, among which is Defendant
Rhodes’s July 28, 2015 motion for summary judgment. (DE 59.)1 Pursuant to the
Court’s August 10, 2015 order, the deadline for Plaintiff’s response to Defendant
Rhodes’s dispositive motion is set for September 9, 2015. (DE 71.)
Plaintiff has filed an August 13, 2015 motion for enlargement of time to file
a response. (DE 75.) He seeks a 60-day extension of the response deadline.

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motion is accompanied by a sealed exhibit consisting of select medical
records. (DE 61.)   

Among his reasons for seeking an extension is his poor health condition, regarding
which he refers to his recently filed affidavit. DE 75 at 3, DE 72.
Upon consideration, Plaintiff’s motion for an extension of the response
deadline (DE 75) is GRANTED. In calculating the new deadline, the Court takes
into consideration the likelihood that its August 10, 2015 scheduling order (DE 71)
crossed paths with Plaintiff’s motion for extension, which is hand-dated August 10,
2015 (DE 75). Thus, the Court will assume that Plaintiff sought an extension of 60
days beyond the 21-day response deadline otherwise set by E.D. Mich. LR
7.1(e)(1)(B).

Accordingly, Plaintiff SHALL file any response to Defendant

Rhodes’s July 28, 2015 motion for summary judgment (DE 59) no later than
Monday, October 19, 2015. Plaintiff’s request for the appointment of counsel, due
to his poor health condition and loss of eyesight (DE 75 at 3 ¶ 2), will be addressed
under separate cover when the Court addresses Plaintiff’s August 13, 2015 motion
for appointment of counsel. (DE 74.)
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: August 28, 2015

s/Anthony P. Patti
Anthony P. Patti
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was sent to parties of record
on August 28, 2015, electronically and/or by U.S. Mail.
s/Michael Williams
Case Manager to the
Honorable Anthony P. Patti
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