Africa v. Jianpu Technology Inc.
Enrique Africa, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Jianpu Technology Inc.
- Jesse Furman
- 1:21-cv-01419
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Enrique Africa v. Jianpu Technology, Judge Furman granted Africa’s request for 30 more days to amend the complaint.
Enrique Africa received additional time to file an amended complaint; the defendants took no position on the extension request.
What happened
In Enrique Africa v. Jianpu Technology Inc., Enrique Africa asked for 30 additional days to file an amended complaint. The earlier court order had allowed amendment after granting the defendants’ motion to dismiss.
Africa’s lawyers said they needed more time because of several other case obligations and a recent death in one attorney’s family. They requested a new deadline of November 28, 2022. The defendants took no position on the request.
Judge Furman granted the application and directed the clerk to terminate the related filing, ECF No. 62.
The detailed version
- Africa v. Jianpu Technology Inc. · No. 1:21-cv-01419
- Jesse Furman
- Oct. 13, 2022
Background
The court’s September 28, 2022 order granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss the operative complaint and allowed the plaintiff to amend. That order set October 28, 2022, as the deadline for filing an amended complaint.
Lead Plaintiff Enrique Africa, through counsel, submitted a letter-motion requesting a 30-day extension. Counsel cited several intervening obligations, including briefs, a hearing, and amended complaints due in other matters. Counsel also reported that one attorney had recently traveled for family funeral services. The letter stated that no earlier extension had been requested in this matter, no court appearance was scheduled, and no other deadlines were pending. Defense counsel took no position.
Ruling
Judge Jesse M. Furman granted the application. The requested deadline was set as Monday, November 28, 2022, because the 30-day date calculated by the plaintiff fell on a Sunday. The clerk was directed to terminate ECF No. 62.
Effect
The order extended the plaintiff’s deadline to file an amended complaint. It did not decide the merits of the claims or the issues raised in the earlier motion to dismiss.
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