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

Case 1:01-cv-00718-ECH

Document 62

Filed 07/12/2007

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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS __________________________________________ ) RON AND BETTY BLENDU, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) No. 01-718 L v. ) ) Judge Emily C. Hewitt UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) Defendant. ) __________________________________________) JOINT MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE THEIR SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEFS REGARDING THE CATEGORY 6 DEEDS Pursuant to the Court's Order of May 31, 2006 (Doc. 56), the parties filed a Joint Appendix of Summary Judgment Briefs from Hash v. United States Regarding the Interpretation of the Category 6 Deeds on June 4, 2007 (Doc. 58). Under that same scheduling order, the parties are due to file their opening supplemental briefs regarding the Category 6 deeds on July 13, 2007, and their reply supplemental briefs by August 10, 2007. The parties hereby jointly request a 4-week extension of these filing deadlines, which would result in a due date for their opening supplemental briefs of August 10, 2007, and a due date for their reply supplemental briefs of September 7, 2007. The parties are requesting an extension of time because Plaintiffs' counsel of record has been out of the office attending to some family matters and requires additional time to prepare and file the Plaintiffs' opening supplemental brief. The extension will also aid Defendant's counsel, who is due to file a summary judgment brief on July 12, 2007, in the related case of Hash v. United States, No. 99-324S-MHW (D. Idaho). The new filing deadlines proposed herein take the parties' respective schedules into consideration.

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Case 1:01-cv-00718-ECH

Document 62

Filed 07/12/2007

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Accordingly, the parties jointly request a 4-week extension of the briefing schedule for the supplemental briefs on the Category 6 deeds, with opening briefs due on August 10, 2007, and reply briefs due on September 7, 2007. Dated: July 12, 2007 Respectfully submitted, RONALD J. TENPAS Assistant Attorney General Environment & Natural Resources Division s/ Lary C. Walker LARY C. WALKER WALKER LAW OFFICE 232 East Main Post Office Box 828 Weiser, ID 83672 TEL: (208) 414-0390 FAX: (208) 414-0404 E-MAIL: [email protected] Attorney for Plaintiffs Attorney for Defendant s/ Kristine S. Tardiff KRISTINE S. TARDIFF United States Department of Justice Environment & Natural Resources Division Natural Resources Section 53 Pleasant Street, 4th Floor Concord, NH 03301 TEL: (603) 230-2583 FAX: (603) 225-1577 E-MAIL: [email protected]

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