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Filing # 192629450 E-Filed 02/23/2024 03:07:19 PM
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR
ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA
JANE DOE, CASE NO.: 48-2023-CA-016545-A-001-OX
Plaintiff,
vs.
THE FIRST ACADEMY, INC., a Florida not-
for-profit corporation, THE FIRST BAPTIST
CHURCH OF ORLANDO, INC., a not-for-
profit corporation and HARRIET SUGG, an
individual,
Defendants.
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DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR ENLARGEMENT OF TIME
COME NOW Defendants, THE FIRST ACADEMY, INC. and THE FIRST BAPTIST
CHURCH OF ORLAND, INC., by and through the undersigned counsel, hereby file a Motion for
Enlargement of Time to extend the deadline for hearing on Defendant’s Motion to Compel
Arbitration, and in support thereof state as follows:
1. Plaintiff filed her initial Complaint on November 3, 2023.
2. Defendants, THE FIRST ACADEMY, INC. and THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
OF ORLANDO, INC., filed a Motion to Compel Binding Arbitration and Stay Proceedings and
Notice of Objection to Plaintiff’s First Set of Interrogatories and First Request for Production on
January 8, 2024.
3. Defendant, HARRIET SUGG, filed her Motion to Compel Binding Arbitration and
Stay Proceedings on February 9, 2024.
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QUINTAIROS, PRIETO, WOOD & BOYER, P.A., ATTORNEYS AT LAW
255 SOUTH ORANGE AVENUE, SUITE 900, ORLANDO, FLORIDA ♦ TEL: (407) 872-6011 ♦ FAX: (407) 872-6012
4. Pursuant to the Standing Case Management Plan and Order, the deadline to
schedule a hearing regarding any objection to the initial pleadings is within sixty (60) days of the
filing of the motion or objection or it will be deemed abandoned or denied.
5. The parties currently have until March 8, 2024, to have Defendants’ motion and
objections scheduled and heard.
6. The parties held a meet and confer to discuss Defendants’ Motion to Compel
Arbitration and Stay Proceedings and Notice of Objection to Plaintiff’s First Set of Interrogatories
and First Request for Production on February 9, 2024.
7. Plaintiff has not filed any response in opposition to Defendants’ motion.
8. Defendants respectfully requests an additional ninety (90) days for a hearing on
Defendants’ Motion to Compel Binding Arbitration and Stay Proceedings and Notice of Objection
to Plaintiff’s Frist Set of Interrogatories and First Request for Production to be scheduled and
heard.
9. No party will be prejudiced by the requested extension.
WHEREFORE, the undersigned respectfully requests this Honorable Court extend the
deadline for a hearing on Defendants’ Motion to Compel Binding Arbitration and Stay Proceedings
and Notice of Objection to Plaintiff’s First Set of Interrogatories and First Request for Production
to be scheduled and heard, and for such other relief as this Court deems appropriate.
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY that on this 23rd day of February, 2024, a true and correct
copy of the foregoing has been furnished via the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal to the Court and
to: Andrea A. Lewis, Esq., F. Stephanie Barnhart, Esq., Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart &
Shipley, P.A. 2139 Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard West Palm Beach, Florida,
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QUINTAIROS, PRIETO, WOOD & BOYER, P.A., ATTORNEYS AT LAW
255 SOUTH ORANGE AVENUE, SUITE 900, ORLANDO, FLORIDA ♦ TEL: (407) 872-6011 ♦ FAX: (407) 872-6012
lewisteam@searcylaw.com, alewis@searcylaw.com, sfbarnhart@searcylaw.com,
sscalpi@searcylaw.com; Ron Ponzoli, Esq., Deborah L. LaFleur, Esq., GRAY ROBINSON,
P.A., 515 North Flagler Drive, Suite 650 West Palm Beach, FL 33401, ron.ponzoli@gray-
robinson.com, deborah.lafelur@gray-robinson.com; and Kurt M. Spengler, Esq., WICKER
SMITH O’HARA MCCOY & FORD, P.A., 390 N. Orange Ave., Suite 1000 Orlando, Florida
32801, ORLctpleadings@wickersmith.com.
QUINTAIROS, PRIETO, WOOD & BOYER, P.A.
/s/ Robin Khanal
ROBIN N. KHANAL, ESQ.
Florida Bar No.: 0571032
COLIN P. MCCOMAS, ESQ.
Florida Bar No.: 1038641
255 S. Orange Ave., Suite 900
Orlando, Florida 32801
Tel: (407) 872-6011
Fax: (407) 872-6012
Pleadings designation:
RNK.pleadings@qpwblaw.com
Attorneys for Defendants The First
Academy, Inc. and The First Baptist
Church of Orlando, Inc.
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QUINTAIROS, PRIETO, WOOD & BOYER, P.A., ATTORNEYS AT LAW
255 SOUTH ORANGE AVENUE, SUITE 900, ORLANDO, FLORIDA ♦ TEL: (407) 872-6011 ♦ FAX: (407) 872-6012
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Filing # 192629450 E-Filed 02/23/2024 03:07:19 PM IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA JANE DOE, CASE NO.: 48-2023-CA-016545-A-001-OX Plaintiff, vs. THE FIRST ACADEMY, INC., a Florida not- for-profit corporation, THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF ORLANDO, INC., a not-for- profit corporation and HARRIET SUGG, an individual, Defendants. / DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR ENLARGEMENT OF TIME COME NOW Defendants, THE FIRST ACADEMY, INC. and THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF ORLAND, INC., by and through the undersigned counsel, hereby file a Motion for Enlargement of Time to extend the deadline for hearing on Defendant’s Motion to Compel Arbitration, and in support thereof state as follows: 1. Plaintiff filed her initial Complaint on November 3, 2023. 2. Defendants, THE FIRST ACADEMY, INC. and THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF ORLANDO, INC., filed a Motion to Compel Binding Arbitration and Stay Proceedings and Notice of Objection to Plaintiff’s First Set of Interrogatories and First Request for Production on January 8, 2024. 3. Defendant, HARRIET SUGG, filed her Motion to Compel Binding Arbitration and Stay Proceedings on February 9, 2024. 1 QUINTAIROS, PRIETO, WOOD & BOYER, P.A., ATTORNEYS AT LAW 255 SOUTH ORANGE AVENUE, SUITE 900, ORLANDO, FLORIDA ♦ TEL: (407) 872-6011 ♦ FAX: (407) 872-6012 4. Pursuant to the Standing Case Management Plan and Order, the deadline to schedule a hearing regarding any objection to the initial pleadings is within sixty (60) days of the filing of the motion or objection or it will be deemed abandoned or denied. 5. The parties currently have until March 8, 2024, to have Defendants’ motion and objections scheduled and heard. 6. The parties held a meet and confer to discuss Defendants’ Motion to Compel Arbitration and Stay Proceedings and Notice of Objection to Plaintiff’s First Set of Interrogatories and First Request for Production on February 9, 2024. 7. Plaintiff has not filed any response in opposition to Defendants’ motion. 8. Defendants respectfully requests an additional ninety (90) days for a hearing on Defendants’ Motion to Compel Binding Arbitration and Stay Proceedings and Notice of Objection to Plaintiff’s Frist Set of Interrogatories and First Request for Production to be scheduled and heard. 9. No party will be prejudiced by the requested extension. WHEREFORE, the undersigned respectfully requests this Honorable Court extend the deadline for a hearing on Defendants’ Motion to Compel Binding Arbitration and Stay Proceedings and Notice of Objection to Plaintiff’s First Set of Interrogatories and First Request for Production to be scheduled and heard, and for such other relief as this Court deems appropriate. CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that on this 23rd day of February, 2024, a true and correct copy of the foregoing has been furnished via the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal to the Court and to: Andrea A. Lewis, Esq., F. Stephanie Barnhart, Esq., Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley, P.A. 2139 Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard West Palm Beach, Florida, 2 QUINTAIROS, PRIETO, WOOD & BOYER, P.A., ATTORNEYS AT LAW 255 SOUTH ORANGE AVENUE, SUITE 900, ORLANDO, FLORIDA ♦ TEL: (407) 872-6011 ♦ FAX: (407) 872-6012 lewisteam@searcylaw.com, alewis@searcylaw.com, sfbarnhart@searcylaw.com, sscalpi@searcylaw.com; Ron Ponzoli, Esq., Deborah L. LaFleur, Esq., GRAY ROBINSON, P.A., 515 North Flagler Drive, Suite 650 West Palm Beach, FL 33401, ron.ponzoli@gray- robinson.com, deborah.lafelur@gray-robinson.com; and Kurt M. Spengler, Esq., WICKER SMITH O’HARA MCCOY & FORD, P.A., 390 N. Orange Ave., Suite 1000 Orlando, Florida 32801, ORLctpleadings@wickersmith.com. QUINTAIROS, PRIETO, WOOD & BOYER, P.A. /s/ Robin Khanal ROBIN N. KHANAL, ESQ. Florida Bar No.: 0571032 COLIN P. MCCOMAS, ESQ. Florida Bar No.: 1038641 255 S. Orange Ave., Suite 900 Orlando, Florida 32801 Tel: (407) 872-6011 Fax: (407) 872-6012 Pleadings designation: RNK.pleadings@qpwblaw.com Attorneys for Defendants The First Academy, Inc. and The First Baptist Church of Orlando, Inc. 3 QUINTAIROS, PRIETO, WOOD & BOYER, P.A., ATTORNEYS AT LAW 255 SOUTH ORANGE AVENUE, SUITE 900, ORLANDO, FLORIDA ♦ TEL: (407) 872-6011 ♦ FAX: (407) 872-6012