The opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
TAMPA DIVISION
ELSA BEAL,
Plaintiff,
v. Case No: 8:22-cv-2529-JSS
SCHOOL BOARD OF SARASOTA
COUNTY, FLORIDA,
Defendant.
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ORDER
Defendant moves for an amended case management and scheduling order
extending the court’s previously ordered deadlines. (Motion, Dkt. 50.) Plaintiff does
not oppose the Motion. (Id.) Upon consideration, Defendant’s Motion is granted.
Courts enjoy broad discretion in deciding how to best manage the cases before
them. Chudusama v. Mazda Motor Corp., 123 F.3d 1353, 1366 (11th Cir. 1997); see
Patterson v. U.S. Postal Serv., 901 F.2d 927, 929 (11th Cir. 1990). In exercising this
discretion, a court may extend the time concerning when an act must be done within
a specific time if the request is made before the original time, or its extension expires.
Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(b)(1)(A). Moreover, a scheduling order may be modified or extended
upon a showing of good cause with the consent of the court. Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b)(4).
Here, the Motion was timely filed, and the court finds good cause to extend the
deadlines as requested.
Accordingly, Defendant’s Unopposed Motion for Entry of an Amended Case
Management and Scheduling Order Extending Previously Ordered Case Deadlines
(Dkt. 50) is GRANTED. The court will enter an Amended Case Management and
Scheduling Order reflecting the dates requested in Defendant’s Motion.
ORDERED in Tampa, Florida, on September 5, 2023.
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JULIE $. SNEED
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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