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

Case 3:08-cv-00478-JM-BLM

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Filed 04/03/2008

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1 WULFSBERG REESE COLVIG & FIRSTMAN PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION
2 H. James Wulfsberg - 046192

Mark A. Stup - 104942
3 Richard E. Elder - 205389

Kaiser Center
4 300 Lakeside Drive, 24th Floor

Oakland, CA 94612-3524
5 Telephone: (510) 835-9100

Facsimile: (510) 451-2170
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Attorneys fur Derendant 7 BLACK & VEATCH CORPORATION
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MOTION TO EXTEND THE TIME FOR DEFENDANT BLACK & VEATCH CORP. TO RESPOND TO THE COMPLAINT

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20 Mexican corporation; THE KLEINELDER GROUP, INC., a Californa corporation; ARUP
21 NORTH AMERICA LIMITED, a United Kingdom corporation; ARUP TEXAS, INC., a 22 Texas corporation; WHESSOE OIL & GAS LIMITED, a United Kingdom corporation; Q &
corporation; and DOES 1 through 20, inclusive

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1 Defendant Black & Veatch Corporation ("Black & Veatch") hereby submits this Motion to

2 Extend the Time in Whch Black & Veatch must respond to the complaint by 29 days, to May 8,
3 2008. This Motion is based on the following facts:
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. On March 14,2008, Plaintiffs filed a 50 page complaint, comprising 155 paragraphs of allegations and 12 causes of action, and naming, in addition to Black & Veatch, 11 defendants from three different countries.
· Black & Veatch's response is curently due April

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· Good cause exists for an extension of time because Black & Veatch needs time to investigate adequately the claims alleged, as well as all potential defenses and/or
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. Black & Veatch has not sought or received any other extensions of time.

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· On April 2, 2008, the Cour entered an order granting defendants Sempra Energy and Sempra LNG (collectively here, "Sempra") an extension of time up to May 8, 2008 to respond to the complaint. By having Black & Veatch's response due the same day as Sempra's response, any motion practice that may be filed can be coordinated for hearing on a single day.
· Plaintiffs do not oppose and have agreed to Black & Veatch's request that they receive an extension to and including May 8, 2008 to answer or otherwise respond
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NOW THEREFORE, Black & Veatch respectfully requests that the Cour approve and

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W :: O-J 16 enter an order stating that Defendant Black & Veatch is granted an additional 29 days within which

17 to respond to the Complaint, making Black & Veatch's response due on May 8, 2008.
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WHEREFORE, Black & Veatch respectfully requests that the Cour approve this Motion

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20 DATED: April 3, 2008
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WUFSBERG REESE COLVIG & FIRSTMAN PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION

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By lsI Mark A. Stup

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Attorneys For Defendant BLACK & VEATCH CORPORATION

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