UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA 

Case No.: 1:20-cv-23287-DPG 

LUIS MANUEL RODRIGUEZ, et al., 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

IMPERIAL BRANDS PLC, et al., 

Defendants. 

DEFENDANTS’ UNOPPOSED MOTION TO EXTEND DEADLINE FOR 

RESPONSE TO PLAINTIFFS’ OBJECTIONS TO NOVEMBER 28, 2023 

SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION 

Pursuant to Rule 6(b)(1)(A) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Local Civil Rule 

7.1, Defendants, through the undersigned counsel, respectively submit this unopposed motion 

(“Motion”) to request that the Court enter an order extending their deadline for responding to 

Plaintiffs’ Objections to Magistrate Judge Alicia M. Otazo-Reyes’ November 28, 2023 

Supplemental Report and Recommendation [DE 345] (“R&R”) from December 26, 2023 to 

January 5, 2024. In support of this Motion, Defendants state as follows: 

1. On November 28, 2023, Magistrate Judge Alicia M. Otazo-Reyes issued the R&R, 

which recommends that this case be dismissed for lack of personal jurisdiction and for failure to 

state a claim. R&R at 25. 

2. On December 12, 2023, Plaintiffs filed Objections to the R&R [DE 346]. A 

corrected version of the Objections was filed on December 13, 2023 [DE 347]. 

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3. Due to pre-planned holiday travel and absences and family commitments that 

counsel and their clients have over the holidays, Defendants seek an extension of the deadline for 

their responses to the Objections from December 26, 2023 to January 5, 2024. Defendants have 

conferred with Plaintiffs, who do not oppose this request. 

4. Defendants therefore respectfully request that the Court grant this motion, and 

extend the deadline for their responses to the Objections to January 5, 2024. A proposed order 

granting this relief is attached as Exhibit A and will emailed in Microsoft Word format to 

gayles@flsd.uscourts.gov. 

5. Defendants do not waive, and expressly reserve, all rights and defenses, including 

defenses as to jurisdiction. 

LOCAL RULE 7.1(a)(3) CERTIFICATION

Pursuant to Local Rule 7.1(a)(3), the undersigned counsel certify that they have conferred 

with Plaintiffs’ counsel concerning the relief sought in this Motion, and that Plaintiffs have agreed 

to the extension requested by Defendants. 

Dated: December 19, 2023 

Miami, Florida 

/s/ Mark F. Raymond 

NELSON MULLINS 

Mark F. Raymond 

mark.raymond@nelsonmullins.com 

Jonathan Etra 

jonathan.etra@nelsonmullins.com 

2 South Biscayne Blvd. 21st Floor 

Miami, FL 33131 

Telephone: 305-373-9400 

WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND 

DORR LLP 

Andrew Rhys Davies (admitted pro hac vice) 

andrew.davies@wilmerhale.com 

7 World Trade Center 

250 Greenwich Street

/s/ Christopher S. Carver 

AKERMAN LLP 

Pedro Freyre 

Florida Bar No. 192140 

pedro.freyre@akerman.com 

Christopher S. Carver 

Florida Bar No. 993580 

christopher.carver@akerman.com 

3 Brickell City Centre 

98 Southeast 7th St., Suite 1100 

Miami, Florida 33131 

Telephone: 305-982-5507 

WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND 

DORR LLP 

Christopher Davies (admitted pro hac vice)

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New York, NY 10007 

Telephone: 212-295-6475 

ALLEN & OVERY LLP 

Bradley S. Pensyl (admitted pro hac vice) 

bradley.pensyl@allenovery.com 

Justin L. Ormand (admitted pro hac vice) 

justin.ormand@allenovery.com 

1221 Avenue of the Americas 

New York, NY 10020 

Telephone: 212-610-6300 

Attorneys for Defendant Imperial Brands plc 

christopher.davies@wilmerhale.com 

1875 Pennsylvania Ave NW 

Washington, DC 20006 

Telephone: 202-663-6000 

Chris Casamassima (admitted pro hac vice) 

chris.casamassima@wilmerhale.com 

350 S. Grand Ave., Suite 2400 

Los Angeles, CA 90071 

Telephone: 213-443-5300 

Attorneys for Defendants WPP PLC, Young & 

Rubicam LLC, and BCW LLC, a/k/a Burson Cohn 

& Wolfe LLC

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