Free Motion for Extension of Time - District Court of Federal Claims - federal

Case 1:07-cv-00035-CCM

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Filed 06/26/2007

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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS

PALMYRA PACIFIC SEAFOODS, L.L.C., a Washington limited liability company; PALMYRA PACIFIC ENTERPRISES, L.L.C., a Washington limited liability company; PPE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a Washington limited partnership; KINGMAN REEF ENTERPRISES, L.L.C., a Washington limited liability company; AND FRANK SORBA, an individual, Plaintiffs, v. THE UNITED STATES, Defendant.

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No. 07-35 Judge Bruggink

DEFENDANT'S UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR AN ENLARGEMENT OF TIME Pursuant to Rule 6(b) and 6.1 of the Rules of the United States Court of Federal Claims, defendant, the United States, respectfully requests a 14-day enlargement of time, through and including July 13, 2007, within which to file its response to the amended complaint. Defendant's response is currently due on June 29, 2007. This is defendant's first request for an enlargement of time for this purpose. The plaintiff, through counsel, has been contacted by phone regarding this request and does not oppose this motion. This motion is necessary to afford the Government sufficient time to review the litigation report and draft a response to the complaint. The undersigned received a litigation report from the agency on June 22, 2007. Upon an initial review of the report, Government counsel has determined that the issues require further research and investigation in order to appropriately respond to the complaint.

Case 1:07-cv-00035-CCM

Document 10

Filed 06/26/2007

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Also, since the amended complaint was filed, Government counsel had an unexpected personal matter arise, and will be on personal travel from June 27, 2007 through July 2, 2007. For these reasons, defendant respectfully requests that the Court grant this unopposed motion for enlargement of time. Respectfully submitted, PETER D. KEISLER Assistant Attorney General JEANNE E. DAVIDSON Director s/Mark A. Melnick by Patricia M. McCarthy MARK A. MELNICK Assistant Director s/Marla T. Conneely MARLA T. CONNEELY Trial Attorney Commercial Litigation Branch Civil Division Department of Justice Attn: Classification Unit 8th Floor 1100 L Street, N.W. Washington, D.C., 20530 Tel: (202) 306-3689 Fax: (202) 305-7643 June 26, 2007 Attorneys for Defendant

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