NEWDOW et al v. ROBERTS et al

Filing 7

Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply by JOHN ROBERTS, JR, JOINT CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE ON INAUGURAL CEREMONIES, DIANNE FEINSTEIN, ARMED FORCES INAUGURAL COMMITTEE, RICHARD J. ROWE (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Rosenberg, Brad)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA _______________________________________ ) MICHAEL NEWDOW, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) Civil Action No. v. ) 1:08-cv-02248-RBW ) HON. JOHN ROBERTS, JR., et al., ) ) Defendants. ) _______________________________________) [PROPOSED] ORDER This case is before the Court upon the Federal Defendants' Motion for an Extension of Time, in which the Federal Defendants1/ seek an extension of time from 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 7, until noon Thursday, January 8, 2009, to file their opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction (Dkt. No. 4). Plaintiffs do not object to the Federal Defendants' request. The Court having considered the Federal Defendants' motion,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: 1. GRANTED. 2. The Federal Defendants shall have until noon Thursday, January 8, 2009, The Federal Defendants' motion for an extension of time is hereby

to file their opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction.

The Federal Defendants are the Honorable John Roberts, Jr., Chief Justice of the United States, the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies ("JCCIC"), Senator Dianne Feinstein, Chairperson, JCCIC, the Armed Forces Inaugural Committee ("AFIC"), and Major General Richard J. Rowe, Jr., Chairperson, AFIC.

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Plaintiffs shall have until noon Saturday, January 10, 2009, to file any

reply in support of their motion for preliminary relief. 4. The hearing on Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction remains

scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Thursday, January 15, 2009, as per the Court's Order of January 5, 2009 (Dkt. No. 6).

So ORDERED this _______ day of January, 2009.

____________________________________ HON. REGGIE B. WALTON UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Copies to: Robert V. Ritter Appignani Humanist Legal Center 1777 T Street, N.W. Washington , D.C. 20009 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Counsel for Plaintiffs

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