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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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 DIMETRI REYZIN, as Trustee of the A. L. Lancet Irrevocable Trust, Defendants. JOINT MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR DEFENDANTS H. THOMAS MORAN II AND DIMETRI REYZIN TO ANSWER OR OTHERWISE RESPOND TO PLAINTIFF AXA EQUITABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY'S COMPLAINT Case No. 3:08-cv-00497

Plaintiff AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company ("AXA Equitable") and Defendants H. Thomas Moran, II, Court-Appointed Receiver of Lydia Capital, LLC ("Mr. Moran") and Dimetri Reyzin ("Mr. Reyzin") hereby submit this Joint Motion for Extension of Time for Defendants Mr. Moran and Mr. Reyzin to Answer or Otherwise Respond to Plaintiff's Complaint, from September 12, 2006 to September 26, 2008, and in support thereof, aver as follow:

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1. On September 4, 2008, the parties met to discuss settlement of this matter. AXA and the Receiver have reached a tentative settlement agreement and are in the process of negotiating the terms of the settlement agreement. 2. In this light, and in order to allow the parties additional time to conclude their negotiations, AXA Equitable, Mr. Moran, and Mr. Reyzin respectfully move this Court for an extension until September 26, 2008 for Mr. Moran and Mr. Reyzin to answer or otherwise respond to AXA Equitable's Complaint. 3. AXA Equitable, Mr. Moran and Mr. Reyzin have previously requested, and the Court has granted, extensions for the defendants to answer or otherwise respond to AXA Equitable's Complaint. WHEREFORE, AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company, Mr. Moran, and Mr. Reyzin respectfully request that the Court grant this Joint Motion for an extension until September 26, 2008 for Defendants Mr. Moran and Mr. Reyzine to answer or otherwise respond to Plaintiff's Complaint.

Dated: September 11, 2008

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/s/ David A. Veljovich David A. Veljovich, Esq. VELJOVICH LAW GROUP 701 Palomar Airport Road, Ste. 300 Carlsbad, CA 92011 TEL (760) 931-5680 FAX (760) 454-2431

/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 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, Court-

Appointed 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 David A. Veljovich have concurred in this filing. September 11, 2008 s/ Shannon K. Emmons [email protected]

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