Samuel Holmes v. Lexington-CJD, LLC d/b/a Freedom CDJR of Lexington

Summary

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky grants Samuel Holmes’ motion to extend the dispositive-motion deadline and deems his motion for summary judgment filed. The court finds good cause under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16(b)(4), sets aside the existing pretrial and trial dates, and directs that new deadlines will be established if necessary.

Holdings

1. The plaintiff sufficiently demonstrated good cause to extend the dispositive-motion deadline because the circumstances supporting his proposed motion arose after the court's partial-summary-judgment ruling and denial of reconsideration, and the defendant would not suffer undue prejudice.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the plaintiff demonstrated good cause under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16(b)(4) to modify the scheduling order and extend the dispositive-motion deadline.
2. Whether the plaintiff's proposed motion for summary judgment should be deemed filed and the existing pretrial and trial deadlines set aside.

Disposition

other