709785344 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS URBANA DIVISION TIBERIUS MAYS, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) No. 1:01-CV-01254 v. ) ) JEROME SPRINGBORN, et al., ) Hon. Judge Bruce ) Defendants. ) ) MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO RESPOND TO DEFENDANTS’ RENEWED MOTION FOR JUDGMENT AS A MATTER OF LAW AND MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL AND/OR REMITTITUR Plaintiff Tiberius Mays, through his attorneys, moves the Court pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 6(b) for an extension of time of 7 days, to and including July 18, 2014, in which to file a response to Defendants’ Renewed Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law and Motion for New Trial and/or Remittitur. On June 24, 2014, Defendants filed duplicative Motions for New Trial and/or Remittitur (Dkt. Nos. 372 and 375). As a result, Defendants’ Motion for New Trial and/or Remittitur was filed twice and Defendants’ Renewed Motion for Judgment as Matter of Law was not filed. On July 2, 2014, Defendants filed a Motion for Leave to File Defendants’ Renewed Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law Instanter (Dkt. No. 379). In a text order entered on July 2, 2013, this Court granted Defendants’ motion. Under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Plaintiff’s response would be due July 11, 2014. Defendants’ July 2 motion stated that they would not object to an extension of time for Plaintiff to respond to its Renewed Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law, and in light of Defendants’ recently filed motion for leave to file their Renewed Motion for Judgment as a E-FILED Wednesday, 02 July, 2014 03:37:40 PM Clerk, U.S. District Court, ILCD 2 709785344 Matter of Law instanter and the upcoming July Fourth holiday, additional time would allow Plaintiff to adequately research and respond to Defendants’ motions. For the foregoing reasons, Plaintiff respectfully requests the Court grant his motion for an extension of time of 7 days, to and including July 18, 2014, in which to file a response to Defendants’ Renewed Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law and Motion for a New Trial and/or Remittur. Respectfully Submitted, TIBERIUS MAYS By:__s/ Joseph M. Snapper__ Attorney for Plaintiff Date: July 2, 2014 Joseph M. Snapper Abigail M. Bartine Marc R. Kadish Mayer Brown LLP 71 South Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 3 709785344 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS URBANA DIVISION TIBERIUS MAYS, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) No. 1:01-CV-01254 v. ) ) JEROME SPRINGBORN, et al., ) Hon. Judge Bruce ) Defendants. ) ) CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on July 2, I electronically filed Motion to Strike Duplicative Filing with the Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF system which will send notification of such filing to the following: Ms. Julie Morgan Ms. Diane Marie Potts jlmorgan@atg.state.il.us dpotts@atg.state.il.us Mr. Robert Fanning Ms. Lisa Cook rfanning@atg.state.il.us lcook@atg.state.il.us and I hereby certify that on July 2, 2014, I mailed by United States Postal Service the documents to the following non-registered participant: None. Respectfully Submitted, By:__s/ Joseph M. Snapper__ Attorney for Plaintiff Date: July 2, 2014 Joseph M. Snapper Abigail M. Bartine Marc R. Kadish Mayer Brown LLP 71 South Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606
