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

Case 3:08-cv-00497-H-JMA

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DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP 50 Fremont Street, 20th Floor San Francisco, CA 94105

H. CHRISTIAN L'ORANGE (State Bar No. 71730) S. FEY EPLING (State Bar No. 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 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF CALIFORNIA SOUTHERN DIVISION

AXA EQUITABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff,

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JOINT MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR DEFENDANT H. THOMAS MORAN II TO ANSWER OR OTHERWISE RESPOND TO H. THOMAS MORAN, II, CourtAppointed Receiver of LYDIA CAPITAL, PLAINTIFF AXA EQUITABLE LIFE LLC, and DIMETRI REYZIN, as Trustee of INSURANCE COMPANY'S COMPLAINT the A. L. Lancet Irrevocable Trust, v. Defendants.

Plaintiff, AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company ("AXA Equitable"), and Defendant, H. Thomas Moran II, Court-Appointed Receiver of Lydia Capital, LLC ("Mr. Moran"), hereby submit this Joint Motion for Extension of Time for Defendant H. Thomas Moran II to Answer or Otherwise Respond to Plaintiff's Complaint, and in support thereof, aver as follow: 1. On March 17, 2008, AXA Equitable filed its Complaint against Mr. Moran and Dimetri Reyzin, as Trustee of the A. L. Lancet Irrevocable Trust. 2. On March 26, 2008, counsel for Mr. Moran signed a Waiver of Service of

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Summons and agreed to answer or otherwise respond to AXA Equitable's Complaint by May 27, 2008. 3. On May 2, 2008, counsel for Mr. Moran provided counsel for AXA Equitable with information in his possession relating to the underlying claims. 4. On May 8, 2008, counsel for AXA Equitable provided counsel for Mr. Moran with information in its possession relating to the underlying claims. 5. Based on the information exchanged by AXA Equitable and Mr. Moran, AXA Equitable
intends to amend its Complaint within the next thirty (30) days.

6. Furthermore, in order for AXA Equitable and Mr. Moran to further evaluate the underlying claims at issue in light of their exchange of information, AXA Equitable and Mr. Moran respectfully move this Court for an extension of thirty (30) days for Mr. Moran to answer or otherwise reply to AXA Equitable's Complaint. 7. Neither AXA Equitable nor Mr. Moran have previously moved for an extension of time for Mr. Moran to answer or otherwise respond to AXA Equitable's Complaint /// /// ///

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DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP 50 Fremont Street, 20th Floor San Francisco, CA 94105

WHEREFORE, AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company and H. Thomas Moran II, Court-Appointed Receiver of Lydia Capital, LLC, respectfully request this Court grant their Joint Motion for Extension of Time for Defendant H. Thomas Moran II to Answer or Otherwise Respond to Plaintiff's Complaint. Dated: May __, 2008

/s/ Shannon K. Emmons 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 E-mail: [email protected] MELVIN R. MCVAY SHANNON K. EMMONS Phillips McFall McCaffrey McVay & Murray PC Corporate Tower 101 North Robinson 13th Floor Oklahoma City, OK 73102 Telephone: (405) 235-4100 Facsimile: (405) 235-4133 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Attorneys for Defendant H. THOMAS MORAN II, CourtAppointed Receiver for Lydia Capital, LLC

/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 C. BAKER STEPHEN A. SERFASS BRADFORD P. BARRON DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP One Logan Square 18th & Cherry Streets Philadelphia, PA 19103-6996 Telephone: (215) 988-2700

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