Free Motion for Extension of Time to File Answer - District Court of California - California

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MELVIN R. McVAY, JR., OK Bar No. 06096 SHANNON K. EMMONS, OK Bar No. 14272 PHILLIPS MCFALL MCCAFFREY MCVAY & MURRAH, P.C. Corporate Tower / Thirteenth Floor 101 North Robinson Oklahoma City, OK 73102 Telephone: (405) 235-4100 Facsimile: (405) 235-4133 Email: [email protected] [email protected] Attorneys for Defendant H. THOMAS MORAN, II, Court-Appointed Receiver of LYDIA CAPITAL, LLC UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF CALIFORNIA SOUTHERN DIVISION AXA EQUITABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. H. THOMAS MORAN, II, CourtAppointed Receiver of LYDIA CAPITAL, LLC, and GEORGE WILLIAMSON, as Trustee of the RW AXA, LLC, Defendants. Case No. 3:08-cv-00498-H (LSP)

JOINT MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR DEFENDANT H. THOMAS MORAN II AND GEORGE WILLIAMSON TO ANSWER OR OTHERWISE RESPOND TO PLAINTIFF AXA EQUITABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY'S COMPLAINT

Plaintiff AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company ("AXA Equitable") and Defendants H. Thomas Moran, II, Court-Appointed Receiver of Lydia Capital, LLC ("Mr. Moran") and George Williamson ("Mr. Williamson") hereby submit this Joint Motion for Extension of Time for Defendants Mr. Moran and Mr. Williamson to Answer or Otherwise Respond to Plaintiff's Complaint, and in support thereof, aver as follow: 1. On March 26, 2008, AXA Equitable filed its Complaint in this action.

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2. On March 26, 2008, counsel for Mr. Moran signed a Waiver of Service of Summons and agreed to answer or otherwise respond to AXA Equitable's Complaint by May 26, 2008. 3. On May 1, 2008, counsel for Defendant Mr. Moran, provided counsel for AXA Equitable with information in his possession relating to the underlying claims. 4. On May 9, 2008, counsel for AXA Equitable provided counsel for Mr. Moran with information in its possession relating to the underlying claims. 5. Based on information exchanged by AXA Equitable and Defendants, AXA Equitable intends to amend its Complaint. 6. In addition, the parties are convening a settlement conference which may lead to a resolution of the issues presented in the litigation. The conference was originally scheduled for early August but had to be moved due to a scheduling conflict. The settlement conference is now scheduled for September 4, 2008. 7. In this light, and in order to allow the parties additional time to evaluate and discuss the underlying claims at issue, AXA Equitable, Mr. Moran, and Mr. Williamson respectfully move this Court for an extension until September 12, 2008 for Mr. Moran and Mr. Williamson to answer or otherwise respond to AXA Equitable's Complaint. 8. AXA Equitable, Mr. Moran and Mr. Williamson have previously requested, and the Court has granted, extensions for the defendants to answer or otherwise respond to AXA Equitable's Complaint.

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WHEREFORE, AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company, Mr. Moran, and Mr. Williamson respectfully request that the Court grant this Joint Motion for an extension until September 12, 2008 for Defendants Mr. Moran and Mr. Williamson e to answer or otherwise respond to Plaintiff's Complaint. Dated: August 28, 2008

/s/ Vernon C. Jolley VERNON C. JOLLEY Jolley & Jolley 9710 South 700 East, Suite 111 Sandy, Utah 84070

/s/ S. Fey Epling H. CHRISTIAN L'ORANGE (SBN 71730) S. FEY EPLING (SBN 190025) Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 50 Fremont Street, 20th Floor San Francisco, California 94105-2235 Telephone: (415) 591-7500 Facsimile: (415) 591-7510 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Attorneys for Plaintiff AXA EQUITABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY Of Counsel STEPHEN A. SERFASS JARROD D. SHAW DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP One Logan Square 18th & Cherry Streets Philadelphia, PA 19103-6996 Telephone: (215) 988-2700

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s/ Shannon K. Emmons MELVIN R. McVAY, JR., OK Bar No. 06096 SHANNON K. EMMONS, OK Bar No. 14272 PHILLIPS MCFALL MCCAFFREY MCVAY & MURRAH, P.C. Corporate Tower / Thirteenth Floor 101 North Robinson Oklahoma City, OK 73102 Telephone: (405) 235-4100 Facsimile: (405) 235-4133 Email: [email protected] [email protected] and RICHARD MAX VALDEZ Sandler Lasry Laube Byer and Valdez 402 West Broadway Suite 1700 San Diego, CA 92101 Telephone: (619) 235-5655 Facsimile: (619) 235-5648 Attorneys for Defendant H. THOMAS MORAN II, CourtAppointed Receiver for Lydia Capital, LLC I, Shannon Emmons, am the ECF User whose identification and password are being used to file this Joint Motion for Extension of Time. In compliance with Electronic Case Filing Administrative Policies and Procedures Manual Section 2, f. 4., I hereby attest that S. Fey Epling and Vernon C. Jolley have concurred in this filing. August 28, 2008 s/ Shannon K. Emmons [email protected]

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