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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS AEC Services, Inc., Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES, Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )
No. 05-912C (Judge Baskir)
DEFENDANT'S UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR AN ENLARGEMENT OF TIME Defendant, the United States, respectfully requests an enlargement of time of 28 days, through and including January 9, 2006, within which to file and to serve its response to the complaint. Our response is currently due on December 12, 2005. We notified plaintiff's counsel of our intent to request an enlargement of time, and he informed us that plaintiff will not oppose this, our third request for an enlargement of time for this purpose. Previously, the Court granted a motion for enlargement of time of 24 days, and 28 days. The parties are exploring settlement. The United States has voluntarily provided material relevant to an anticipated defense for AEC Services to consider. The parties are cautiously optimistic that at least a portion of plaintiff's complaint can be resolved matter without the Court's involvement and further litigation. In light of these efforts, the United States
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respectfully requests that our time for responding to the complaint be enlarged. For the foregoing reasons, we respectfully request that this motion be granted and the time for responding to the complaint be enlarged until January 9, 2006. Respectfully submitted, PETER D. KEISLER Assistant Attorney General DAVID M. COHEN Director s/ James M. Kinsella JAMES M. KINSELLA Assistant Director s/ Christian J. Moran CHRISTIAN J. MORAN Attorney Commercial Litigation Branch Civil Division Department of Justice Attn: Classification Unit 8th Floor 1100 L Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20530 Tele: (202) 307-6299 Fax: (202) 514-7969 Attorneys for Defendant
Of counsel: Mark LaFeir General Services Administration
December 12, 2005