Ruiz v. Keratin Bar

Filing 151

ORDER granting in part and denying in part 150 Letter Motion for Extension of Time to File. Per this Court's Individual Rules, requests for extensions must be made at least 48 hours in advance of the original deadline. Plaintiff's counse l was well aware of the October 2, 2020 deadline, and rather than basing its request on an unforeseen circumstance, counsel cites "other work obligations" and notes that the motions have taken longer than expected. Notwithstanding that two weeks should have been sufficient to file these two motions, Plaintiff's counsel has provided no reason to justify its decision to wait until the eleventh hour to file this request. Plaintiff's counsel's motion to withdraw and motion for a lien are due not later than October 5, 2020. Further requests for extension will not be granted. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Valerie E. Caproni on 10/1/20) (yv)

Case 1:17-cv-02216-VEC Document 150 Filed 10/01/20 Page 1 of 1

USDC SDNY
DOCUMENT
ELECTRONICALLY FILED
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DATE FILED: 10/1/2020

MEMO ENDORSED

October 1, 2020

Via ECF
The Honorable Valerie E. Caproni
United States District Judge for the
Southern District of New York
40 Foley Square
New York, New York 10007
Re:

Ruiz v. Keratinbar Inc., et al; Case No. 17-cv-02216 (VEC)

Dear Judge Caproni:
As the Court knows, we, for now, represent Plaintiff Angel Ruiz in the above-referenced
employment discrimination matter. As the Court further knows, after hearing from Plaintiff and
our office on a call held on September 18, 2020, the Court ordered that our firm file its motion to
withdraw and for any associated lien by October 2, 2010. ECF # 146. We write now to respectfully
request a one-week extension, until October 9, 2020, to file this motion. The reason for this request
is that other work obligations, combined with the time required to compile the materials needed to
support the lien request, is causing the completion of the motion to take longer than expected. This
is our first request for an extension of this deadline, no other dates or deadlines will be impacted,
and Defendants’ counsel consents to this request. Given the nature of the relationship between our
firm and Plaintiff that is causing this motion, we have not solicited his consent to this extension.
We thank the Court for its time and attention to this matter.
Respectfully submitted,

C:

All Parties (via ECF)

___________________
Shani J. Walker, Esq.
For the Firm

Per this Court's Individual Rules, requests for
extensions must be made at least 48 hours in advance
of the original deadline. Plaintiff's counsel was well
aware of the October 2, 2020 deadline, and rather than
basing its request on an unforeseen circumstance,
counsel cites "other work obligations" and notes that
the motions have taken longer than expected.
Notwithstanding that two weeks should have been
sufficient to file these two motions, Plaintiff's counsel
has provided no reason to justify its decision to wait
until the eleventh hour to file this request. Plaintiff's
counsel's motion to withdraw and motion for a lien are
due not later than October 5, 2020. Further requests
for extension will not be granted.
SO ORDERED.

10/1/2020
HON. VALERIE CAPRONI
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE