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

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IN THE UNITED STATESCOURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS THE OSAGENATION AND/OR TRIBE OF INDIANS OF OKLAHOMA, Plaintiff, ElectronicallyFiled August24, 2005
No. 00-169 L Judge Emily C. Hewitt

v.
TIlE UNITED STATESOF AMERICA, Defendant.

THE OSAGE NATION'S UNOPPOSEDMOTION FOR PROTECTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO RESPONDTO DEFENDANT'S RULE 30(b)(6) DEPOSITION NOTICE AND REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS The Osage Nation respectfullymovesfor a two-weekextension time, to and including of September 12,2005,in which to comply with Defendant's Notice of Takingof DepositionUpon Oral Examinationand Request Productionof Documents for August29, 2005. In support for set of this motion, the Osage Nation states following: the 1. Due to the pressingdiscoveryschedule adopted the partiesin this proceeding, by

the Osage Nation requirestwo additionalweekswithin which to comply with the Defendant's document request presented underRCFC30(b)(6). 2. On August 8, 2005,Defendant served Osage the Nation with a depositionnotice

andrequest productionof documents.The documentrequest for requiresresponsive documents to be produced later thanAugust24, 2005. The depositionof the Osage no Nation's representative wasnoticedfor August 29,2005and is scheduled proceed that datein Pawhuska, to on Oklahoma. 3. The Osage Nation requiresadditionaltime to adequately respond Defendant's to

document request.The document request coversa wide rangeof topics. In addition,efforts to

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comply with the documentrequest requireconsiderable research documents of extendingback 30 yearsand which are locatedin Pawhuska, Oklahoma. 4. In the two weekssinceit hadbeenservedwith the document request, Osage the

Nation hasinterviewedvariousindividualsto identify the Osage Nation's designee.In addition, the Osage Nation hasbeenpreoccupied with otherdiscovery-related tasksin this case. Specifically,the Osage Nation andDefendant havebeenengaged ajoint review of documents in locatedin the AmericanIndian Records Repositoryin Lenexa,Kansas.Furthermore, Osage the Nation continuesto review documents produced Defendant a weekly basis,manyof which by on areproducedin response the Osage to Nation's depositionnoticesandaccompanying document requests servedon Defendantin May 2004. Finally, depositions havebeentakenon eachday sincethe depositionnotice was servedanddepositions scheduled everyinterveningday are on excepttwo until the September 2005discoverydeadline. 1, 5. The Osage Nation hasconferredwith counselof recordfor Defendant regarding

this motion. Defendant authorized undersigned statethat Defendant has the to doesnot oppose the Osage Nation's motion for a two-weekextensionof time, to and including September 2005,to 12, identify andproducea Rule 30(b)(6)deponent to producedocuments response and in to Defendant's August 8, 2005 depositionnoticeandaccompanying document request.

Datedthis August 24, 2005

Respectfullysubmitted, s/Wi/sonK. Pipes/em WILSON K. PIPESTEM Pipe stemLaw Finn, P.C. 1333New Hampshire Avenue,N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036 Telephone: (202) 419-3526 Fax: (202) 659-4931 [email protected]

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Attorney for Plaintiff Osage Nation

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