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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS G.E. CAPITAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, INC., Plaintiff, v. THE UNITED STATES, Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

No. 06-210C (Judge Baskir)

DEFENDANT'S UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR AN ENLARGEMENT OF TIME Defendant respectfully requests an enlargement of time of 31 days, to and including June 16, 2006, within which to file its response to plaintiff's complaint. Defendant's response is now due to be filed on May 15, 2006. This is defendant's first request for an enlargement of time for this purpose. Defendant has contacted plaintiff's counsel, who has indicated that plaintiff does not oppose this request. Defendant has sent to the Department of Veterans Affairs ("VA") a copy of the complaint with a request for a litigation report and suggested response to the complaint, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 520.1 Additional time is Section 520 provides that, "[i]n suits against the United States in the United States Court of Federal Claims . . . founded on a contract, agreement, or transaction with an executive department . . . the Attorney General shall send to the department . . . a printed copy of the petition filed by the claimant, with a request that the department . . . furnish to the
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needed for the VA to gather and review any information necessary for preparation of the VA's litigation report and suggested response to the complaint. Once the information gathering process is complete, the VA will require time to prepare the requested litigation report and suggested response to the complaint, and to deliver to defendant's counsel the litigation report and suggested response to the complaint. Counsel for the VA has indicated to Government counsel that the VA will deliver the litigation report to the Department of Justice by May 26, 2006. Once the litigation report is received, defendant's counsel will need sufficient time to review the litigation report and suggested response to the complaint, obtain any additional information or clarification from the VA, and prepare and file the Government's response to the complaint, following mandatory supervisory review. For these reasons, defendant respectfully requests that the Court grant its unopposed motion for a 31-day enlargement of time within which to file its response to plaintiff's complaint.

Attorney General all facts, circumstances, and evidence concerning the claim in the possession or knowledge of the department," and that, "[w]ithin a reasonable time after receipt of the request of the Attorney General, the executive department . . . shall furnish the Attorney General with a written statement of all facts, information, and proofs." 28 U.S.C. § 520.
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Respectfully submitted, PETER D. KEISLER Assistant Attorney General DAVID M. COHEN Director /s Mark A. Melnick by Todd M. Hughes Mark A. Melnick Assistant Director /s Sean B. McNamara SEAN B. McNAMARA Trial Attorney Commercial Litigation Branch Civil Division Department of Justice Attn: Classification Unit 8th Floor 1100 L St., NW Washington, D.C. 20530 Tele: (202) 305-7573 Fax: (202) 514-8624 May 9, 2006 Attorneys for Defendant

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CERTIFICATE OF FILING I hereby certify that on this 9th day of May, 2006, a copy of the foregoing "DEFENDANT'S UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR AN ENLARGEMENT OF TIME" was filed electronically. I understand that notice of this filing will be sent to all parties by operation of the Court's electronic filing system. The parties may access this filing through the Court's system.

s/ Sean B. McNamara