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 defendant Mid-Ship Logistics, LLC’s (Mid-Ship)
unopposed motion for extension of time 1 to respond to defendant Ingram
Barge Company, LLC’s (Ingram) cross-claim against Mid-Ship 2 and Mid-
Ship’s consent motion 3 to continue to the submission deadline of plaintiff
Mac Metal Sales, Inc.’s (Mac Metal) motion for leave to file a second
amended complaint. 4
The Court has already granted one extension of time for Mid-Ship to
respond to Ingram’s cross-claim under Local Rule 7.8. 	Extensions beyond
the initial 21-days may be granted “upon motion and order of the court for
good cause shown.” 	E.D. La. Local Rule 7.8. 	The “good cause standard
requires the party seeking relief to show that the deadlines cannot reasonably
1 	R. Doc. 67.
2 	R. Doc. 51.
3 	R. Doc. 66.
4 	R. Doc. 61.
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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
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 parties assert that the upcoming scheduled commercial settlement
meeting 	is 	good 	cause 	for 	the 	extension 	and 	the 	continuance 	of 	the
submission deadline. 5 	The Court finds to the contrary, as the scheduled
meeting does not preclude Mid-Ship from meeting reasonable pleading
deadlines. 	Further, should the commercial mediation fail, a continuance
would needlessly extend this litigation. Mid-Ship has not established good
cause for the extension or the continuance.
5 	R. Docs. 66, 67.
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For the foregoing reasons, the Court DENIES the motion for extension
of time and the motion to continue the submission deadline.
New Orleans, Louisiana, this 10th day of November, 2025.
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SARAH S. VANCE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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