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Case 1:05-cv-01205-MMS

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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS NELSON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, AND DONALD J. NELSON, Plaintiff, v. THE UNITED STATES, Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

No. 05-1205C (Judge Margaret M. Sweeney )

DEFENDANT'S UNOPPOSED MOTION TO AMEND SCHEDULING ORDER Pursuant to Rule 6(b) of the Rules of the Court of Federal Claims, defendant respectfully requests that the Court amend its November 19, 2007 scheduling order to extend the March 1, 2008 deadline for service of written discovery requests for the limited purpose of providing additional time to serve subpoenas decus tecum. The November 19, 2008 order provides that service of interrogatories, requests for production of documents, and requests for admission be completed by March 1, 2008.1 Defendant requests that the scheduling order be amended for the limited purpose of providing two weeks from the granting of this motion within which to issue subpoenas decus tecum. This is defendant's first motion for this purpose. Plaintiff's counsel has indicated that he does not oppose the granting of this motion. Additional time is needed to issue subpoenas decus tecum in connection with this case because defendant has only recently identified individuals and entities that may possess records relevant to potential issues in this matter. Based upon the above, it is respectfully requested that defendant's motion for a two-week extension of the discovery deadline for the limited purpose of providing two weeks While the issuance of subpoenas decus tecum is not specifically addressed, it is assumed that the March 1, 2008 applies.
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Case 1:05-cv-01205-MMS

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from the granting of this motion within which to issue subpoenas decus tecum be granted. Respectfully submitted, JEFFREY S. BUCHOLTZ Acting Assistant Attorney General JEANNE E. DAVIDSON Director s/ Deborah A. Bynum DEBORAH A. BYNUM Assistant Director s/ Leslie Cayer Ohta LESLIE CAYER OHTA Trial Attorney Commercial Litigation Branch Civil Division Department of Justice 1100 L Street NW Attn: Classification Unit 8th Floor Washington, D.C. 20530 202-307-0252 202-307-0972 (Fax) March 6, 2008 Attorneys for Defendant

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