Mac Metals Sales, Inc. v. Ingram Barge Co., LLC et al

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
MAC METAL SALES, INC. 	CIVIL ACTION
VERSUS 	NO. 25-422
INGRAM BARGE CO, LLC ET AL. 	SECTION “R” (4)
ORDER AND REASONS
Before the Court is an unopposed motion from defendant Mid-Ship
Logistics to continue the trial date and other scheduling deadlines. 1 For the
following reasons, the Court grants the motion.
Rule 16(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provides that “[a]
scheduling order may be modified only for good cause and with the judge’s
consent.” 	Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b)(4). 	The “good cause standard requires the
party seeking relief to show that the deadlines cannot reasonably be met
despite the diligence of the party needing the extension.” 	S&W Enters.,
L.L.C. v. SouthTrust Bank, NA, 315 F.3d 533, 535 (5th Cir. 2003) (cleaned
up). Whether to grant or deny a continuance is within the sound discretion
of the trial court. United States v. Alix, 86 F.3d 429, 434 (5th Cir. 1996). In
deciding whether to grant a continuance, the Court’s “judgment range is
exceedingly 	wide, 	for . . . [it] 	must 	consider 	not 	only 	the 	facts 	of 	the
1 	R. Doc. 85.
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particular case but also all of the demands on counsel’s time and the court’s.”
Streber v. Hunter, 221 F.3d 701, 736 (5th Cir. 2000) (quoting HC Gun &
Knife Shows, Inc. v. City of Houston, 201 F.3d 544, 549-50 (5th Cir. 2000)
(cleaned up)).
The Court finds that the parties have pursued discovery in good faith
and cannot reasonably meet the extant deadlines. The Court GRANTS the
motion to continue the trial date and all associated deadlines. The new
scheduling conference will be held BY TELEPHONE on March 26, 2026
at 10:00 am for the purpose of re-scheduling the pre-trial conference and
trial on the merits. All deadlines established in the scheduling order on
August 15, 2025 which have expired are not reset; all unexpired deadlines
are reset. The parties shall call in for the teleconference using phone number
(833) 990-9400 and access code 124518418. The Court will be represented
by its Case Manager.
New Orleans, Louisiana, this 19th day of February, 2026.
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SARAH S. VANCE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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