Julian v. MetLife, Inc. et al

Filing 139

ORDER granting 138 Letter Motion for Extension of Time to File. Application GRANTED. No further extensions will be granted absent compelling circumstances. (Signed by Magistrate Judge Barbara C. Moses on 4/15/2020) (cf)

Application GRANTED. No further extensions
will be granted absent compelling
circumstances. SO ORDERED.
Melissa C. Rodriguez

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04/15/2020
_________________________________
Barbara Moses, U.S.M.J.
April 15, 2020

April 15, 2020
VIA ECF
Honorable Magistrate Judge Barbara Moses
United States District Court
Southern District of New York
500 Pearl St.
New York, NY 10007
Re:

Julian et al. v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., No. 17-cv-00957 (AJN)(BCM)

Your Honor:
We represent Defendant Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. (“Defendant”) in the above-referenced
action. Pursuant to Rules 1(b) and 2(a) of Your Honor’s Individual Practices, Defendant writes this
letter-motion to respectfully request a two-week extension of time through May 1, 2020 to answer,
move, or otherwise respond to Plaintiffs’ Third Amended Complaint. Defendant seeks this
extension because both Defendant’s in-house counsel and outside counsel continue to be
inundated with COVID-19 related issues over the past few weeks and requires additional time to
provide a fulsome response to Plaintiffs’ new allegations in the Third Amended Complaint.
Defendant’s responsive pleading is currently due on April 17, 2020 per the Court’s March 31, 2020
Order. ECF 128. Defendant respectfully requests that the Court extend its time to respond to May
1, 2020. This is Defendant’s second request for an extension of time to the stipulated April 3,
2020 deadline to respond to the Third Amended Complaint. Counsel for Plaintiffs consents to this
request. If granted, this request for an extension of time will not affect any other scheduled dates
in this matter.
Thank You for your consideration.
Sincerely,

/s/ Melissa C. Rodriguez
Melissa C. Rodriguez

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
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New York, NY 10178-0060
United States

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