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,

Case No. 3:08-cv-497-H (JMA)

JOINT MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR DEFENDANT DIMETRI REYZIN TO ANSWER OR OTHERWISE RESPOND TO H. THOMAS MORAN, II, CourtPLAINTIFF AXA EQUITABLE LIFE Appointed Receiver of LYDIA CAPITAL, 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 Defendants H. Thomas Moran, II, Court-Appointed Receiver of Lydia Capital, LLC ("Mr. Moran") hereby submit this Joint Motion for Extension of Time for Defendant Mr. Moran 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. 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

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DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP 50 Fremont Street, 20th Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 Error! Unknown document property name.

Complaint by May 26, 2008. On April 30, 2008, counsel for Dawson & Ozanne signed a Waiver of Service of Summons and agreed to answer or otherwise respond to AXA Equitable's Complaint by May 27, 2008. 3. On May 1, 2008, counsel for 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. In addition, the parties have been meeting and conferring, and are planning a settlement conference on or about August 6, 2008, the earliest mutually agreeable date, which may lead to a resolution of the issues presented in the litigation. Therefore, an extension of time for the defendants to respond to the complaint will allow for a more meaningful settlement discussion. 6. 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 Dawson & Ozanne respectfully move this Court for an extension until August 29, 2008 for Mr. Moran and Dawson & Ozanne to answer or otherwise respond to AXA Equitable's Complaint. 7. AXA Equitable, Mr. Moran and Dawson & Ozanne 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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JOINT MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT CASE NO. 3:08-CV-00569-BTM (BLM)

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DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP 50 Fremont Street, 20th Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 Error! Unknown document property name.

WHEREFORE, AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company and Mr. Moran respectfully request that the Court grant this Joint Motion for an extension until August 29, 2008 for Defendants Mr. Moran to answer or otherwise respond to Plaintiff's Complaint. Dated: July 16, 2008

/s/ S. Fey Epling _____________________________ 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 Admitted pro hac vice: MELVIN R. MCVAY SHANNON K. EMMONS 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 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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JOINT MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT CASE NO. 3:08-CV-00569-BTM (BLM)