Randolph v. Lozovoy et al

Filing 19

ORDER Granting Defendants Lozovoy and Grewal's 18 Request for Extension of Time to File Responsive Pleading, signed by Magistrate Judge Erica P. Grosjean on 9/28/17. Response Due by 11/1/2017. (Gonzalez, R)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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COLIN M. RANDOLPH,

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v.

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Case No. 1:16-cv-01528-DAD-EPG (PC)
Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS
LOZOVOY AND GREWAL’S REQUEST
FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE
RESPONSIVE PLEADING

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R. LOZOVOY, et al.,

(ECF NO. 18)

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Defendants.
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On September 28, 2017, defendants Lozovoy and Grewal (“Defendants”) filed a request for

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an extension of time to respond to the complaint. (ECF No. 18). Defendants ask for an additional

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thirty days, which would make their responsive pleading(s) due on November 1, 2017. (Id. at 1).

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According to the declaration of Janet Chen (Defendants’ attorney), which was filed along

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with the request for an extension of time, Janet Chen has not yet received requests for

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representation from all defendants, and in fact received one request for representation on

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September 27, 2017.

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defendants. Additionally, Defendants need additional time due to Janet Chen’s workload in other

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cases.

Janet Chen would like to prepare and file a single response for all

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The Court notes that it appreciates the demands on Counsel’s time, but cautions that

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extensions based on demands of other cases are disfavored because Counsel is presumed to have
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sufficient resources to address the cases where she serves as counsel.
Nevertheless, the Court will grant Defendants’ request for an extension of time, noting that
no further extensions will be permitted absent extraordinary circumstances.
Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that Defendants’ responsive pleading(s) are due on
November 1, 2017.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

September 28, 2017

/s/
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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