Free Motion for Extension of Time to Amend - District Court of California - California

Case 3:08-cv-00023-IEG-NLS

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Melvin R. McVay, Jr. (Admitted Pro Hac Vice) Shannon K. Emmons (Admitted Pro Hac Vice) PHILLIPS MCFALL MCCAFFREY MCVAY & MURRAH, P.C. Corporate Tower / Thirteenth Floor 101 North Robinson Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 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 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. JOINT MOTION OF PLAINTIFF, THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND DEFENDANT, H. THOMAS MORAN, II, COURTAPPOINTED RECEIVER FOR LYDIA CAPITAL, LLC, FOR THE EXTENTION OF TIME TO AMEND PLEADINGS TO ADD PARTIES Case No. 08-CV-0023-IEG-NLS

H. THOMAS MORAN, II, Court-Appointed Receiver of LYDIA CAPITAL, LLC, Defendant. Plaintiff, The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company ("Lincoln") and Defendant, H. Thomas Moran, II, Court-Appointed Receiver of Lydia Capital, LLC (the "Receiver"), respectfully request the Court to extend the time to amend the pleadings to add parties from August 29, 2008, to September 15, 2008. Lincoln and Moran jointly seek this extension of time because they are currently engaged in indemnification discussions with the insurance policy's insured, trustee and 1

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agent; and, at the conclusion of these discussions, the insured, trustee and agent may be proper parties to this lawsuit. Lincoln and Moran, therefore, respectfully request that the Court extend the time to add parties from August 29, 2008, to September 15, 2008. WHEREFORE, Plaintiff, The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company and Defendant, H. Thomas Moran, II, Court-Appointed Receiver of Lydia Capital, LLC, respectfully request that the Court enter an Order granting an extension of time to amend the pleadings to add parties from August 29, 2008, to September 15, 2008. Respectfully submitted, s/ Jason P. Gosselin Jason P. Gosselin (admitted pro hac vice) Heath M. Lynch (admitted pro hac vice) DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP One Logan Square 18th & Cherry Streets Philadelphia, PA 19103-6996 Telephone: (215) 988-2700 Email: s/ Shannon K. Emmons Melvin R. McVay, Jr. (Admitted Pro Hac Vice) Shannon K. Emmons (Admitted Pro Hac Vice) PHILLIPS MCFALL MCCAFFREY MCVAY & MURRAH, P.C. Corporate Tower / Thirteenth Floor 101 North Robinson Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102 Telephone: (405) 235-4100 Facsimile: (405) 235-4133 Email: [email protected] [email protected] Richard M. Valdez, CA. Bar No. 156957 James G. Sandler, CA. Bar No. 067407 SANDLER, LASRY, LAUBE, BYER & VALDEZ LLP 402 West Broadway, Suite 1700 San Diego, California 92101 Telephone: (619) 235-5655 Facsimile: (619) 235-5648 Email: [email protected] [email protected] Attorneys for H. Thomas Moran, II, CourtAppointed Receiver of Lydia Capital, LLC

H. Christian L'Orange S. Fey Epling DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP 50 Freemont Street, 20th Floor San Francisco, CA 94105-2235 Telephone: (415) 591-7500 Facsimile: (415) 591-7510 Email: [email protected] [email protected] Attorneys for Plaintiff The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company

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