Peters v. Aetna Inc. et al

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
ASHEVILLE DIVISION
CIVIL CASE NO. 1:15-cv-00109-MR
SANDRA M. PETERS, on behalf of
herself and all others similarly
situated,
Plaintiff,
vs.
AETNA INC., AETNA LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY, and
OPTUMHEALTH CARE
SOLUTIONS, INC.,
Defendants.
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O R D E R
THIS MATTER is before the Court on the parties’ Joint Motion to
Modify Class Certification Briefing Schedule and Page Limits [Doc. 147].
In the last Order modifying the Scheduling Order, the Court advised
the parties that “[a]bsent a showing of extraordinary circumstances, no
further extensions of the above-referenced deadlines will be permitted.”
[Doc. 81 at 2]. Upon review of the parties’ present Motion, the Court finds
that the parties have made the requisite showing to justify a brief extension
of the class certification briefing schedule. The parties’ request for an
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extension of the page limits for the parties’ opposition and reply briefs,
however, is denied.
IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that the parties’ Joint Motion [Doc.
147] is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. Specifically, the Motion
is GRANTED to the extent that the deadline for the Defendants’ Response
to Plaintiff’s Motion is extended to September 7, 2018, and the deadline for
the Plaintiff’s Reply is extended to September 28, 2018. The Motion is
DENIED to the extent that the parties seek an extension of the page limits
previously set forth.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Signed: August 8, 2018
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