Free Motion for Extension of Time - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE ING BANK, fsb (d/b/a ING DIRECT), and ING DIRECT BANCORP, Plaintiffs, v. EVERBANK, EVERBANK FINANACIAL CORP., and STONE & WARD, INC. (d/b/a STONE WARD) Defendants. ____________________________________ ) ) ) ) ) Civil Action No. 07-cv-154-GMS ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

MOTION TO ENLARGE BRIEFING SCHEDULE TO PERMIT JURISDICTIONAL DISCOVERY NECESSARY TO RESPOND TO DEFENDANT STONE WARD'S MOTION TO DISMISS Plaintiffs now move this Court for an extension of time, of approximately sixty (75) days, in which to take jurisdictional discovery and then file its opposition to defendant Stone & Ward Inc.'s ("Stone Ward") motion to dismiss the Complaint. The extension is necessary so that plaintiffs may obtain jurisdictional discovery, which is necessary to respond to Stone Ward's motion to dismiss. In support thereof, plaintiffs submit herewith their Opening Brief.

/s/ Francis DiGiovanni Francis DiGiovanni (#3189) Stanley C. Macel, III (#492) CONNOLLY BOVE LODGE & HUTZ LLP 1007 North Orange Street P.O. Box 2207 Wilmington, Delaware 19899-2207 (302) 658-9141

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Of Counsel: Jennifer Fraser CONNOLLY BOVE LODGE & HUTZ LLP 1990 M Street, N.W., Suite 800 Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 331-7111 Dated: May 22, 2007

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE ING BANK, fsb (d/b/a ING DIRECT), and ) ING DIRECT BANCORP, Plaintiffs, v. EVERBANK, EVERBANK FINANACIAL CORP., and STONE & WARD, INC. (d/b/a STONE WARD) Defendants. ____________________________________ ORDER WHEREAS, plaintiffs having moved for enlargement of the briefing schedule on defendant Stone & Ward Inc.'s ("Stone Ward") motion to dismiss, in order to permit them time to take the discovery necessary to respond, and the Court, after considering the positions of the parties, having concluded that good grounds exist for the requested relief, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, this ______ day of _________, 2007, that plaintiffs' motion is granted, and that plaintiff may take discovery on Stone Ward with respect to issues relevant to the exercise of personal jurisdiction by this Court over Stone Ward, for a period of sixty (60) days from the date of this Order, and plaintiffs must then file their opposition to Stone Ward's motion to dismiss no later than seventy-five (75) days from the date of this Order.

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__________________________________ United States District Judge

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on this 22nd day of May, 2007, the attached MOTION TO ENLARGE BRIEFING SCHEDULE TO PERMIT JURISDICTIONAL DISCOVERY NECESSARY TO RESPOND TO DEFENDANT STONE WARD'S MOTION TO DISMISS was served upon the below-named counsel of record at the address via hand delivery and e-mail: Julia Heaney Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP 1201 North Market Street P.O. Box 1347 Wilmington, DE 19899-1347 Richard D. Kirk Ashley B. Stitzer The Bayard Firm 222 Delaware Avenue, Suite 900 P.O. Box 25130 Wilmington, DE 19899-5130

/s/ Francis DiGiovanni Francis DiGiovanni (#3189)

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