Opinion ID: 4511635
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Heading: Striking response

Text: Kitchen challenges the district court’s order striking his late-filed “corrected” response to BASF’s motion for summary judgment. The Federal Rules allow district courts, for good cause, to extend time with or without motion if the court acts before the original time or its extension expires, or on motion made after time has expired if there was excusable neglect. FED. R. CIV. P. 6(b)(1). Kitchen made no request to extend the time to file his response before the deadline, and he did not file a motion for an extension arguing excusable neglect. Even if Kitchen had filed such a motion, it was no abuse of the district court’s discretion to strike his late-filed motion. We have held a 8 Case: 18-41119 Document: 00515326143 Page: 9 Date Filed: 02/28/2020 No. 18-41119 district court has discretion to refuse to accept a party’s dilatory response to a motion for summary judgment, even if the court acknowledges reading the response, and has discretion to deny extending the deadline when no excusable neglect is shown. Adams v. Travelers Indem. Co. of Conn., 465 F.3d 156, 161 (5th Cir. 2006).