Free Motion for Extension of Time - District Court of Connecticut - Connecticut

Case 3:00-cv—00231 —J BA Document 104 Filed 10/05/2004 Page 1 of 3
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT
GREGORY BRACEY )
)
Plaintiff, ) N0. 3:00 CV-231 (JBA)
v. )
)
BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE TOWN )
AND CITY OF NEW HAVEN, MARIA )
TORRADO-LYONS, STARLETT WILDER, )
AND THE STAMFORD BOARD OF )
EDUCATION, )
)
Defendants. ) October 5, 2004
DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE TRIAL BRIEF
Pursuant to Local Rule 7(b), the defendant, Board of Education of the Town and City of
New Haven ("Board”), respectfully requests that this Court extend the time by which the Board
must submit its trial brief to November l, 2004. In support of this motion, the Board states the
following:
1. On September 4, 2004, this Court ordered that trial briefs were to be submitted in this
case by no later than October 10, 2004 and that a jury would be selected on November 3, 2004.
2. At the request of the Board, the matter was also referred to Magistrate Judge Margolis
for a settlement conference.
3. The settlement conference has been scheduled for October 26, 2004 at 10:00 a.m.
4. The Board wishes to avoid the expense of preparing its trial brief if at all possible and
requests, therefore, that submission of that brief be delayed until after the October 26 settlement
conference with Magistrate Judge Margolis has been concluded.

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5. Pursuant to Local Rule 7(b), the undersigned states that he has made diligent efforts to
contact Attorney Earl Williams regarding this matter, but has been unable to locate a telephone
listing for him.
6. This is the first motion for extension of time by the Board with respect to the
limitation for submission of trial briefs.
WHEREF ORE, the Board respectfully requests that this Court extend until November 1,
2004 the date by which trial briefs must be submitted in this case.
Respectfully Submitted,
THE DEFENDANT
BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE TOWN AND
CITY OF NEW HAVEN
By
Charles D. Ray (CT 1321 )
McCarter & English, LLP
CityPlace I
Hartford, CT 06103
(860) 275-6700
(860) 724-3397 (facsimile)
[email protected]
Its Attomeys
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on October 5, 2004 a copy of the foregoing was served via ovemight
delivery on the following:
Earl I. Williams
P.O. Box 3 186
New Haven, CT 06510
Charles D. Ray (CT 13211%
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