McCoy v. Department of the Army et al

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STIPULATION and ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Craig M. Kellison on 09/14/10 ORDERING that the Secretary is permitted to file the Answer attached as Exhibit A to the 34 Stipulation. Such answer shall be filed w/i (3) court days of entry of this Order. (Benson, A.)

(PS) McCoy v. Army Corps of Engineers, et al.

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BENJAMIN B. WAGNER United States Attorney TODD A. PICKLES Assistant U.S. Attorney 501 I Street, Suite 10-100 Sacramento, California 95814 [phone] Main [phone] Facsimile Attorneys for the Secretary of the Army

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ROSLYN G. McCOY, Plaintiff, v. DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY CORPSARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS and the HONORABLE JOHN M. McHUGH, SECRETARY OF THE ARMY, collectively, Defendants.

CASE NO. 2:09-CV-01973 LKK-CMK STIPULATION TO PERMIT THE SECRETARY TO FILE ANSWER; ORDER THERETO

Plaintiff Roslyn McCoy, and Defendant John M. McHugh, Secretary of the Army ("Secretary"), through their respective counsel, hereby respectfully submit the following stipulation to permit the Secretary to file his Answer to Plaintiff's First Amended Complaint. RECITALS 1 On June 8, 2010, the Court entered an order permitting Plaintiff to file a First Amended

Complaint. The Secretary was provided twenty (20) days to file a responsive pleading. 2. On June 17, 2010, Plaintiff filed her First Amended Complaint. Pursuant to the Court's

June 8, 2010 order, the Secretary's responsive pleadings was due on or before July 1, 2010.

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Due to a calendaring error, the undersigned did not track the date for filing responsive

pleadings. No responsive pleading was filed within the time set by the Court. 4. On September 2, 2010, in the course of reviewing the file for this case, the undersigned

counsel for the Secretary realized his error and prepared an answer to the First Amended Complaint, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A. On September 2, 2010, the undersigned counsel for the Secretary contacted counsel for Plaintiff about this error. 5. The Secretary has raised no affirmative defenses that were not otherwise raised in his

answer to Plaintiff's original complaint. Nor has the Secretary changed his responses to any substantive allegations. 6. The parties agree that it is in the interests of justice to permit the Secretary to file his

Answer to the First Amended Complaint. The filing of the Answer does not alter any deadlines or otherwise impact the Court's schedule for this case. STIPULATION AND REQUEST Based on the foregoing, the parties hereby stipulate and request that the Secretary be permitted to file the attached Answer. IT IS SO STIPULATED. BENJAMIN B. WAGNER United States Attorney Date: September 3, 2010 /s/ Todd A. Pickles By: TODD A. PICKLES Assistant United States Attorney Attorneys for Secretary of the Army

Date: September 3, 2010

/s/ John S. Ota By: JOHN OTA Attorney for Plaintiff

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ORDER This matter came before the Court on the parties' Stipulation To Permit The Secretary To File Answer. For the reasons stated in the Stipulation and for good cause showing, the Court ADOPTS the Stipulation and GRANTS the relief requested therein. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT the Secretary is permitted to file the Answer attached as Exhibit A to the Stipulation. Such answer shall be filed within three (3) court days of entry of this Order. IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: September 14, 2010 ______________________________________ CRAIG M. KELLISON UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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