UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA ORLANDO DIVISION JOSE VELEZ, Plaintiff, V. Case No: 6:19-cv-4-Orl-78GJK EKDK ENTERPRISE INC. and DOES 1- 10, Defendants.

ORDER Defendant EKDK Enterprise, Inc.’s Verified Motion for Payment of Attorney’s Fees, Costs, and Litigation Expenses and Memorandum of Law in Support of Motion (Doc. 49), is DENIED without prejudice because it fails to comply with Local Rule 3.01(g) which provides: Before filing any motion in a civil case ... the moving party shall confer with counsel for the opposing party in a good faith effort to resolve the issues raised in the motion, and shall file with the motion a statement (1) certifying that moving counsel has conferred with opposing counsel and (2) stating whether counsel agree on the resolution of the motion. Although phrased in terms of “counsel,” “Local Rule 3.01(g) requires parties to confer with unre[]presented parties as they would counsel.” Craig v. Kropp, No. 2:17-CV-180-FTM- 99CM,

, at *2 (M.D. Fla. May 18, 2018). DONE and ORDERED in Orlando, Florida, on April 17, 2020.

THOMAS B. SMITH United States Magistrate Judge

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