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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
`ORLANDO DIVISION
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`LIGHTING SCIENCE GROUP
`CORPORATION,
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`Plaintiff.
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`v.
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`Case No.: 6:16-CV-00680-RBD-GJK
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`ENERGY EFFICIENT LIGHTING
`COMPANY LIMITED,
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`Defendant.
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`DEFENDANT’S UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO RESPOND
`TO COMPLAINT AND INCORPORATED MEMORANDUM OF LAW
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`Defendant, Energy Efficient Lighting Company Limited (“the Defendant”), by and
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`through undersigned counsel, requests an Order granting the Defendant an extension of time
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`until October 17, 2016 in order to file its response to the Second Amended Complaint (Doc. #23).
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`In support of this Motion, the Defendant states:
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`1.
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`On August 24, 2016, the Plaintiff, Lighting Science Group Corporation (the
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`“Plaintiff”), filed its Second Amended Complaint against the Defendant (Doc. #23)(“the
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`Complaint”).
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`2.
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`On August 26, 2016, the Defendant was served with the Summons and the
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`Complaint. Pursuant to applicable law, the Defendant’s response to the Complaint is currently
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`due on September 16, 2016.
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`3.
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`By the filing of this Motion, the Defendant hereby requests a thirty (30) day
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`extension of time (i.e., until on or before October 17, 2016) to file its response to the Complaint.
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`Good cause exists for the Court to grant the requested extension of time. Counsel for Defendant
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`and counsel for Plaintiff wish to explore possible settlement of the dispute, potentially obviating
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`the need for the parties and the Court to expend further resources.
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`4.
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`Pursuant to Local Rule 3.01(g), undersigned counsel certifies that counsel for the
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`Defendant, namely, Felix J. Gilman, has conferred with counsel for Plaintiff concerning the relief
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`requested by Defendant in this Motion. Counsel for Plaintiff does not oppose the relief requested
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`herein.
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`Memorandum of Law
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`Pursuant to Local Rule 3.01(a), the Defendant submits this Memorandum of Law in
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`support of its Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to Respond to Complaint. The applicable rules
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`of procedure permit this Court, in its discretion, to enlarge a period of time “for good cause”
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`when a request is made prior to the expiration of time originally allowed. See Fed. R. Civ. P.
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`6(b)(1). The foregoing allegations constitute such good cause, and would justify the exercise of
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`the Court’s discretion to grant this unopposed motion.
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`WHEREFORE, the Defendant requests an Order granting the Defendant an extension of
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`time up to and including October 17, 20161 in order to file its response to the Second Amended
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`Complaint (Doc. #23), or awarding any other relief deemed just and proper.
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`Date: September 16, 2016.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`EWUSIAK LAW, P.A.
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`/s/ Joel Ewusiak
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`1 Thirty (30) days after September 16, 2016 is Sunday, October 16, 2016. Monday, October 17, 2016 is the
`next business day.
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`Joel Ewusiak
`Fla. Bar No.: 0509361
`6601 Memorial Highway, Suite 311
`Tampa, FL 33615
`P:
`727.286.3559
`F:
`727.286.3219
`E:
`joel@ewusiaklaw.com
`Counsel for Defendant, Energy Efficient Lighting
`Company Limited
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I HEREBY CERTIFY that, on September 16, 2016, the foregoing document was
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`electronically filed using the CM/ECF system, which will send notice of electronic filing to all
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`counsel of record.
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`/s/ Joel Ewusiak
`Joel Ewusiak
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