Jones v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION
LITTIECE JONES,
Plaintiff, 	Case No. 2:24-cv-11224
v. 	Honorable Susan K. DeClercq
United States District Judge
DELTA AIR LINES, INC.,
Defendant.
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ORDER DENYING WITHOUT PREJUDICE IN PART PLAINTIFF’S
EMERGENCY MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME AND FOR
CLARIFICATION REGARDING DISCOVERY RECEIPT (ECF No. 90)
AND DIRECTING DELTA TO RESPOND TO PLAINTIFF’S MOTION
WITH LIST OF WHAT DISCOVERY IT HAS RECEIVED FROM
PLAINTIFF
On November 5, 2025, this Court issued an order that resolved several
pending motions in this case and addressed Plaintiff Littiece Jones’s repeated failure
to satisfy her discovery obligations. ECF No. 89. Within that order, this Court
adjourned the fact discovery deadline to January 16, 2025, and directed Jones to
provide Defendant Delta Air Lines, Inc. (“Delta”) with six dates on which she was
available between November 17, 2025, and January 9, 2026, to sit for her deposition
“on or before November 12, 2025.” ECF No. 89 at PageID.1498 (emphasis in
original). That same order also placed Jones on notice “that her failure to comply
with any of her discovery obligations during this final extension of discovery will
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result in dismissal of her case for failure to prosecute and failure to comply with
discovery orders.” Id. (emphasis in original)
On November 19, 2025, Jones filed an “Emergency Motion for Extension of
Time 	and 	for 	Clarification 	Regarding 	Discovery 	Receipt.” 	ECF 	No. 	90 	at
PageID.1505. In the motion, Jones explains that she experienced “a serious family
medical emergency that is 	ongoing 	and has required her physical presence,
attention, and caregiving.” Id. (emphasis in original). Accordingly, she says that she
“has been unable to finalize her filings, complete discovery tasks due today, or
meaningfully participate in litigation during this period.” Id. Jones also says in her
motion that she “has transmitted discovery responses and documents to Delta’s
attorneys on multiple dates,” but Delta maintains that Jones has not provided
discovery. Id. at 1506. Thus, Jones requests the following:
1. A 14-day extension from November 19, 2025, to file her pending
response;
2. A 14-day extension from November 19, 2025, to complete and/or
re-send any discovery due today;
3. An order directing Defendant’s counsel to confirm receipt of
Plaintiff’s prior discovery productions; and
4. A stay of any dismissal or sanctions while Jones’s motion is
pending.
See id. at PageID.1506–07.
Notably, this Court’s November 5, 2025 order, ECF No. 89, did not set any
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deadlines for November 19, 2025—the date Jones says was her deadline to provide
discovery. See ECF No. 90 at PageID.1506. It is also not clear what “pending
response” to which Jones is referring. See id. So, to the extent Jones’s motion seeks
time extensions, it will be denied without prejudice because it is not clear what
deadline Jones is requesting an extension for.
As for the part of Jones’s motion seeking an order directing Delta’s counsel
to confirm receipt of Plaintiff’s prior discovery productions, this Court will not yet
rule on that request. Instead, it will direct Delta to file a response on or before
December 12, 2025, listing what discovery it has received from Jones to date and
what discovery remains outstanding.
Accordingly, it is ORDERED that Jones’s Emergency Motion for Extension
of Time and for Clarification Regarding Discovery Receipt, ECF No. 90, is
DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE IN PART to the extent it seeks extensions of
unspecified deadlines. But Jones’s Motion, ECF No. 90, REMAINS PENDING IN
PART to the extent it seeks a court order seeking clarification of what discovery
Delta has received from Delta.
Further, it is ORDERED that Delta is DIRECTED to respond to Jones’s
Motion, ECF No. 90, on or before December 12, 2025. Specifically, Delta’s
response should include a list of what discovery it has received from Jones and what
discovery remains outstanding.
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Finally, it is ORDERED that Jones is ON NOTICE that her failure to comply
with any of her discovery obligations between now and the close of discovery on
January 16, 2026, will result in dismissal of her case for failure to prosecute and
failure to comply with discovery orders.
This is not a final order and does not close the above-captioned case.
/s/Susan K. DeClercq
SUSAN K. DeCLERCQ
United States District Judge
Dated: December 1, 2025
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