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

Case 3:01-cv-02156-AVC

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT

MAUREEN EPPS, DIANE CLAUSSEN, and GERALDINE WRIGHT Plaintiffs, VS. GERALD MISTRETTA and THE BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR THE TOWN OF EAST LYME Defendants.

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CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:01 CV2156 (AVC)

MAY 14, 2004

DEFENDANT'S MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO SUBMIT JOINT TRIAL MEMORANDUM Pursuant to D. Conn. L. Civ. R. 7(b), the Defendant, the Board of Education for the Town of East Lyme (the "Board"), respectfully moves the Court for an extension of time to submit the joint trial memorandum. On April 28, 2004, the Court entered an Order that the parties submit the joint trial memorandum no later than May 28, 2004. On May 7, 2004, the Board and Gerald Mistretta filed their joint motion for reconsideration regarding the Court's ruling on the Defendants' motion for summary judgment. The parties seek the additional time to submit the joint trial memorandum in order to prepare responsive memoranda to the defendants' motion for reconsideration. The parties further seek the additional time in order for the Court to issue a ruling regarding the Defendants' motion for reconsideration. This is the Defendant's first request for an extension of the joint trial memorandum in this case. The undersigned counsel has contacted, Heena Kapida,

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Esq., counsel for the Plaintiffs and Frank J. Szilagyi, Esq. counsel for Gerald Mistretta, who consent to this motion. WHEREFORE, the Board respectfully requests the Court to grant its motion for extension of time to submit the joint trial memorandum, and enter an order that the parties should submit the joint trial memorandum no later than thirty (30) days following the Court's ruling on the Defendant's motion for reconsideration. THE DEFENDANT: BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR THE TOWN OF EAST LYME

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James M. Sconzo Fed. Bar # ct 04571 and Kevin R. Brady Fed. Bar #ct22135 of HALLORAN & SAGE LLP One Goodwin Square 225 Asylum Street Hartford, CT 06103 (860) 522-6103

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CERTIFICATION This is to certify that on this 14th day of May 2004, I hereby mailed a copy of the foregoing to: Jacques J. Parenteau, Esq. Heena Kapida, Esq. Madsen, Prestley & Parenteau, LLC 111 Huntington Street P.O. Box 1631 New London, CT 06320 Richard D. O'Connor, Esq. Paul H. Gamache, Esq. Siegal, O'Connor, Schiff & Zangari, P.C. 150 Trumbull Street Hartford, CT 06103-2406 Frank J. Szilagyi, Esq. Josephine A. Spinella, Esq. Sylvester & Daly 72 Russ Street Hartford, CT 06106

Kevin R. Brady

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One Goodwin Square 225 Asylum Street Hartford, CT 06103 Phone (860) 522-6103 Fax (860) 548-0006 Juris No. 26105