Kuharik v. Owens-Corning, CV417-190. (2018)
Court: District Court, S.D. Georgia
Number: infdco20180118847
Visitors: 7
Filed: Jan. 17, 2018
Latest Update: Jan. 17, 2018
Summary: ORDER WILLIAM T. MOORE, JR. , District Judge . Before the Court is the parties' Notice of Settlement. (Doc. 21.) In their notice, the parties report that they have reached a settlement in this case, but are still "working on preparing the final papers" necessary to complete the agreement. ( Id. ) In light of Defendant Mercer Health & Benefits Administration, LLC's impending deadline to file an answer to Plaintiff's complaint, the parties are requesting that this Court administratively clos
Summary: ORDER WILLIAM T. MOORE, JR. , District Judge . Before the Court is the parties' Notice of Settlement. (Doc. 21.) In their notice, the parties report that they have reached a settlement in this case, but are still "working on preparing the final papers" necessary to complete the agreement. ( Id. ) In light of Defendant Mercer Health & Benefits Administration, LLC's impending deadline to file an answer to Plaintiff's complaint, the parties are requesting that this Court administratively close..
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ORDER
WILLIAM T. MOORE, JR., District Judge.
Before the Court is the parties' Notice of Settlement. (Doc. 21.) In their notice, the parties report that they have reached a settlement in this case, but are still "working on preparing the final papers" necessary to complete the agreement. (Id.) In light of Defendant Mercer Health & Benefits Administration, LLC's impending deadline to file an answer to Plaintiff's complaint, the parties are requesting that this Court administratively close this case to allow the parties 60 additional days to file a notice of dismissal pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(2). The parties ask that the Court dismiss this case with prejudice if a dismissal is not filed within the requested sixty-day period.
After careful consideration, the parties' request is DENIED. This Court will not administratively close this action. Instead, the Court will grant Defendants a sixty-day extension to file an answer. Defendant Mercer Health & Benefits Administration, LLC will now have until March 19, 2018 to properly file an answer. The parties, however, are free to file a notice of dismissal when a settlement agreement is completed.
SO ORDERED.
Source: Leagle
