*1 Case 5:14-cv-05715-LS Document 86 Filed 02/16/17 Page 1 of 2
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA CARTER P. REESE, et al., : CIVIL ACTION
Plaintiffs : : vs. : NO. 14-5715
: POOK & POOK, LLC, et al., :
Defendants : O R D E R AND NOW , this 16th day of February, 2017, upon consideration of the plaintiffs’ motion to renew, reinstate, and/or remove from Bankruptcy Court the claims as against Defendants Pook & Pook, Ron Pook, Debra Pook, and James Pook (Document #62), the response of those defendants in opposition thereto (Document #75), the reply brief of the plaintiffs (Document #82), and the defendants’ sur-reply (Document #83), and after construing the motion as one for leave to amend the complaint, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the motion is GRANTED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that:
1. Within five days of the date of this Order, the plaintiffs shall file a second amended complaint containing the claims found in the stricken Document #73 with the following exception: Defendants Jay Lowe, Connie & Jay Lowe Antiques, and Mike Caffarella shall not be included in Count IV. [1]
*2 Case 5:14-cv-05715-LS Document 86 Filed 02/16/17 Page 2 of 2 2. Defendants Pook & Pook, Ron Pook, Debra Pook, and James Pook shall respond to the second amended complaint within ten days of its filing.
3. All discovery shall terminate on or before Monday, April 17, 2017. 4. The plaintiffs’ motion for telephone status conference (Document #79) is DENIED as moot.
BY THE COURT: /s/ Lawrence F. Stengel LAWRENCE F. STENGEL, J. 2
[1] On January 27, 2016, the breach of contract claim in the first amended complaint was dismissed against Defendants Jay Lowe, Connie & Jay Lowe Antiques, and Mike Caffarella. See Document #50.