STEINBUCH v. CUTLER

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ENTERED IN ERROR. . . .MOTION for Leave to File Excess Pages by JESSICA CUTLER. (Billips, Matthew) Modified on 10/11/2006 (td, ).

STEINBUCH v. CUTLER

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ROBERT STEINBUCH, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) JESSICA CUTLER, ) ) Defendant ) ______________________________________ )

Case No. 1:05-CV-970 (PLF) (JMF) Judge Paul L. Friedman Magistrate Judge John M. Facciola

D E F E N D A N T 'S MOTION FOR LEAVE T O FILE FORTY NINE PAGE MOTION TO DEEM RULE 36 REQUESTS ADMITTED, MOTION TO COMPEL DISCOVERY, AND ALTERNATIVE MOTION TO PRECLUDE EVIDENCE AND INCORPORATED MEMORANDUM OF LAW Due to the overwhelmingly obstructive responses to discovery provided by Plaintiff, Defendant has been forced to file a Motion to Deem Rule 36 Requests Admitted, Motion to Compel Discovery, and Alternative Motion to Preclude Evidence and Incorporated Memorandum of Law. Because of the interrelated nature of these Motions, they were filed as one document. Under the Local Rules of the District Court for the District of Columbia , Rules 26.2(d) and 30.4, a party who is filing a motion to compel discovery "shall identify and quote each interrogatory or request in full immediately preceding the answer, response or objection thereto." This

requirement necessarily contributes substantially to the length of the Motion in question. In this case, the Defendant's Motion, as drafted, is 49 pages in length, 4 pages in excess of the requirements of Local Rule 7.1(e). A Proposed Order is filed herewith.

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Respectfully submitted this 10th day of September, 2006.

/s/ Matthew C. Billips Matthew C. Billips Georgia Bar No. 057110 MILLER & BILLIPS, LLC 730 Peachtree Street, Suite 750 Atlanta, GA 30308 ph: [phone] fax: [phone] [e-mail] COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT JESSICA CUTLER /s/ John R. Ates John R. Ates, Esq., ALBO & OBLON, LLP 2200 Clarendon Blvd. Suite 1201 Arlington, VA 22201 [e-mail] LOCAL COUNSEL

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CERTIFICATION Pursuant to LCvR 7(m), counsel for Defendant conferred with counsel for Plaintiff regarding this motion, by email, and has not yet received a response as to whether this Motion will be opposed. Respectfully submitted this 10th day of September, 2006. /s/ Matthew C. Billips Matthew C. Billips Georgia Bar No. 057110 MILLER & BILLIPS, LLC 730 Peachtree Street, Suite 750 Atlanta, GA 30308 ph: [phone] fax: [phone] [e-mail] COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT JESSICA CUTLER /s/ John R. Ates John R. Ates, Esq., ALBO & OBLON, LLP 2200 Clarendon Blvd. Suite 1201 Arlington, VA 22201 [e-mail] LOCAL COUNSEL

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ROBERT STEINBUCH, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) JESSICA CUTLER, ) ) Defendant ) ______________________________________ )

Case No. 1:05-CV-970 (PLF) (JMF) Judge Paul L. Friedman Magistrate Judge John M. Facciola

PROPOSED ORDER Upon consideration of the Defendant's Motion for Leave to File Forty Nine Page Motion to Deem Rule 36 Requests Admitted, Motion to Compel Discovery, and Alternative Motion to Preclude Evidence and Incorporated Memorandum of Law, the Court Grants such Motion for the reasons stated in the Motion. Accordingly, Defendant is permitted to exceed the page limitations set forth in Local Rule 7(e) by four pages. SO ORDERED ________________________________________ John M. Facciola United States Magistrate Judge DATE: _____________, 2006 Copies to: Jonathan Rosen, Esquire 1200 Gulf Blvd., #1506 Clearwater, Florida 33767 Counsel for Plaintiff

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John R. Ates, Esq., DC Bar No. 441084 ALBO & OBLON,, LLP 2200 Clarendon Blvd., Suite 1201 Arlington, VA 22201 Matthew C. Billips, Esq. Georgia Bar No. 057110 Admitted pro hac vice MILLER & BILLIPS, LLC 730 Peachtree Street, Suite 750 Atlanta, GA 30308

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ROBERT STEINBUCH, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) JESSICA CUTLER, ) ) Defendant ) ______________________________________ )

Case No. 1:05-CV-970 (PLF) (JMF) Judge Paul L. Friedman Magistrate Judge John M. Facciola

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE This is to certify that I have on this day served a copy of "Motion for Leave to File Forty Nine Page Motion to Deem Rule 36 Requests Admitted, Motion to Compel Discovery, and Alternative Motion to Preclude Evidence and Memorandum of Law In Support" on defense counsel identified below by electronically filing a copy of same with the Clerk of Court by using the CM/ECF System which will automatically send e-mail notification of such filing to the following attorneys of record: Jonathan Rosen, Esq. 1645 Lamington Road Bedminster, New Jersey 07921 This 10th day of September, 2006. S/ Matthew C. Billips Matthew C. Billips Georgia Bar No. 057110 MILLER & BILLIPS, P.C. 730 Peachtree Street, Suite 750 Atlanta, Georgia 30308 [phone] [phone] (fax) [e-mail] Jonathan Rosen, Esq. 1200 Gulf Blvd., 1506 Clearwater, Florida 33767

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