Good Cause For Extension

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• Porco v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec.
  M.D. Fla.· 2021-04-22
  The court granted the defendant's motion for a stay in part, extending the deadline for filing the certified transcript and answer by sixty days.
• Finley v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec.
  M.D. Fla.· 2021-04-22
  The court granted the defendant's motion for a stay in part, extending the deadline for filing the certified transcript and answer by sixty days.
• Daeda v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec.
  M.D. Fla.· 2021-04-12
  The court held that while a stay is warranted, a ninety-day extension would cause undue delay, and thus granted a forty-five-day extension.
• Johnson v. Carnival Corp.
  S.D. Fla.· 2021-03-15
  The court denied the plaintiff's motion for an extension of time to conduct limited discovery and to overrule the defendant's work product objection.
• Lineback v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec.
  M.D. Fla.· 2021-03-03
  The court granted the defendant's motion for a stay of proceedings in part, extending the deadline for filing the certified transcript and answer by sixty days.
• Cunningham v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec.
  M.D. Fla.· 2021-02-22
  The court held that while a stay is warranted due to agency difficulties, a ninety-day extension would cause undue delay.
• Hultgren v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec.
  M.D. Fla.· 2021-02-19
  The court granted the motion for stay in part, extending the deadline for the defendant to file a certified transcript and answer.
• Zielinski v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec.
  M.D. Fla.· 2020-12-04
  The court granted the motion for a stay in part, extending the deadline for the defendant to file a certified transcript and answer.
• League v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec.
  M.D. Fla.· 2020-12-04
  The court held that while the Commissioner showed good cause for an extension, a ninety-day stay would cause undue delay, and thus granted a sixty-day extension.
• Cutuli v. Elie
  M.D. Fla.· 2020-11-18
  The bankruptcy court did not abuse its discretion by granting an extension of time to effect service, as the expiration of the statute of limitations justified allowing the case to be decided on its merits.
• Night Owl SP, LLC v. Dongguan Auhua Elecs. Co., Ltd
  M.D. Fla.· 2020-09-09
  The court denied the plaintiff's motions for an extension of time to serve and for an alternative method of service, finding no good cause and a lack of diligent effort to comply with the Hague Convention.
• Jaime v. Bory's Produce Inc.
  S.D. Fla.· 2020-09-04
  The court denied the defendants' second motion for an extension of time to retain new counsel.
• Versilia Supply Serv. SRL v. M/Y Waku
  S.D. Fla.· 2020-07-14
  The court denied the defendants' motion for a further extension of time to serve a privilege log, finding insufficient good cause and prejudice to the opposing party.
• Green-Mobley v. Synchrony Bank
  M.D. Fla.· 2020-07-08
  The court held that it has discretion to extend the time for service of process under Rule 4(m) even without a showing of good cause, particularly when a statute of limitations would bar the refiled action.
• Emp'rs Ins. Co. of Wausau v. Redlands Christian Migrant Ass'n, Inc.
  M.D. Fla.· 2020-02-03
  The court held that the plaintiff failed to show good cause for the untimely service of process, and therefore, the complaint must be dismissed without prejudice.
• Demps v. Hillsborough Cnty. Clerk of the Cir. Court
  M.D. Fla.· 2020-01-14
  The court denied the motion to dismiss for failure to prosecute, denied the plaintiff's motion for extension, and ordered the plaintiff's counsel to pay the defendant's attorneys' fees and costs for attending a missed mediation, while also referring the parties to mediation.
• Kovacs v. State
  Fla. 4th DCA· 2019-10-16
  # Legal Brief In *Kovacs v. State of Florida*, the Fourth District Court of Appeal held that a hurricane causing flooding at an inmate's prison facility and destroying over twelve months of accumulated legal documents constitutes "good cause" under Florida Rule of Criminal Proce
• Pinkston v. Univ. of S. Fla. Bd. of Trs.
  M.D. Fla.· 2019-09-19
  The court held that the plaintiff's motion for reconsideration was meritless and denied it, finding no manifest error of law or fact, newly discovered evidence, or grounds for relief under Rule 59(e).
• Pinestraw v. State
  238 So. 3d 918· Fla. 1st DCA· 2018-02-28
  Appellant was convicted of first-degree murder, attempted murder, and shooting into an occupied building following a shooting at an apartment that killed a 22-month-old child. He filed a motion under Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 3.850 seeking post-conviction relief based on in
• Simmons v. Marydell Guevara
  184 So. 3d 655· Fla. 3d DCA· 2016-02-09
  The court held that the trial court erred in conflating rules regarding preliminary hearings and extensions for filing an information, and that the State failed to show good cause for an extension.
• Martinez v. State
  162 So. 3d 1051· Fla. 5th DCA· 2015-04-10
  Daniel Martinez appeals the trial court's summary denial of his Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850 postconviction motion as untimely. The appellate court reverses, holding that Martinez's timely motion for an extension of time should have been considered on the merits to de
• Liberatore v. MSC Cruises (USA), Inc.
  233 F.R.D. 282· S.D. Fla.· 2010-06-21
• Fernandez-Fox v. Est. OF David P. Lindsay
  972 So. 2d 281· Fla. 5th DCA· 2008-01-18
  Roberta Fernandez-Fox appealed the denial of her petition for an extension of time to file an independent action against the estate of David P. Lindsay. The court reversed, holding that a motion to strike does not constitute a proper objection under Florida Probate Code and Rules
• Devine v. Kirkovich
  754 So. 2d 789· Fla. 3d DCA· 2000-03-22
  A pro se litigant's mistaken belief that a motion to strike satisfied the requirement to file an independent action does not constitute good cause for an extension of time to file that action.
• Kelly Assisted Living Servs., Inc. v. The Est. OF Frederick K. Reuter
  681 So. 2d 813· Fla. 3d DCA· 1996-10-09
  The court held that clerical error and reasonable misunderstanding by lay employees can constitute good cause to extend the time for filing an independent action in circuit court.
• Sireci v. Deal
  603 So. 2d 35· Fla. 3d DCA· 1992-07-21
  The court held that the probate court did not abuse its discretion in allowing the claimant to amend his claim after the personal representative objected, as good cause existed for the extension.
• Grant v. Nat'l Transp. Safety Bd.
  959 F.2d 1483· 9th Cir.· 1992-03-30
  The NTSB's failure to issue a decision within the statutory 60-day period for emergency revocations does not deprive it of jurisdiction, but it does preclude the NTSB from dismissing the appeal as untimely.
• Roehler v. Borg
  957 F.2d 729· 9th Cir.· 1992-03-04
• Dep't OF Revenue v. Fla. Nat'l Bank
  516 So. 2d 1147· Fla. 5th DCA· 1987-12-24
  The court held that the trial court abused its discretion in denying the Department of Revenue's motion to extend the time for filing an independent action.
• In re Est. OF Victor Hammer v. James R. Knott Ad Litem of the Estate of Victor J. Hammer
  511 So. 2d 708· Fla. 4th DCA· 1987-08-19
  This case consolidates two appeals concerning probate procedures and the enforceability of a statutory notice requirement. The court reversed the dismissal of an independent civil action brought by a decedent's brother on unpaid promissory notes, holding that failure to file writ
• COX v. Dep't of Health & Rehabilitative Servs.
  480 So. 2d 149· Fla. 1st DCA· 1985-12-13
  The Cox family appealed the Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services' disqualification of their infant son from food stamp benefits due to failure to obtain a social security number within a thirty-day extension period. The court reversed, holding that the thirty-day exte
• Hamilton Cnty. v. State
  469 So. 2d 789· Fla. 1st DCA· 1985-03-27
  The court held that while counsel's illness may excuse a late filing, sanctions against counsel are appropriate for repeated disregard of rules and court orders.
• D.A.L. v. State
  456 So. 2d 1333· Fla. 5th DCA· 1984-10-11
  In this juvenile delinquency appeal, the Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal reversed the trial court's decision to extend the speedy trial period and remanded with instructions to discharge the defendant. The court held that the trial court had in rem jurisdiction to extend s
• Harrigan v. Harrison
  423 So. 2d 1024· Fla. 4th DCA· 1982-12-29
• In re Est. of Theodore H. Wilisch v. Headley
  384 So. 2d 223· Fla. 3d DCA· 1980-05-27
  The court held that the probate court did not abuse its discretion in finding good cause to extend the time for a creditor to bring an independent action against the estate.
• Holy Cross Hosp. v. Bercier
  379 So. 2d 141· Fla. 4th DCA· 1980-01-09
  Holy Cross Hospital challenged a judicial referee's termination of a medical malpractice mediation proceeding on the ground that no hearing was held within 120 days. The court held that a notice of final hearing issued before the 120-day deadline constitutes an implicit extension
• Frederick (Junior) Bowles and Mary Lee Bowles v. In re the Est. of Belle Watson
  310 So. 2d 18· Fla. 1st DCA· 1975-03-26
  The appellants, Frederick and Mary Lee Bowles, sought reversal of an order dissolving a lis pendens notice, striking their claim against an estate, and denying their motion for extension of time to file suit. The court reversed, finding that the appellants did not receive proper
• Stanton v. Kruse
  229 So. 2d 657· Fla. 3d DCA· 1969-12-16
  The court held that the claimant did not sufficiently show cause to extend the time for filing a claim against a decedent's estate, and thus the estate was not estopped from asserting the statute of non-claim.
• Mickler v. State Rd. Dep't
  10 Fla. Supp. 52· Fla. Industrial Comm'n· 1956-05-21
  The Commission held that the claimant's failure to timely deposit costs for the transcript or seek relief from that requirement mandates dismissal of the review application.