COCKRUM et al v. DONALD J. TRUMP FOR PRESIDENT, INC. et al

Filing 19

Joint MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re 17 Amended Complaint , Joint MOTION for Briefing Schedule by ROY COCKRUM, SCOTT COMER, ERIC SCHOENBERG (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Berwick, Benjamin)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
ROY COCKRUM, SCOTT COMER, and
ERIC SCHOENBERG,
Plaintiffs,
v.
DONALD J. TRUMP FOR PRESIDENT,
INC., and ROGER STONE,
Defendants.

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JOINT MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR DEFENDANTS TO RESPOND TO
THE AMENDED COMPLAINT AND FOR ENTRY OF BRIEFING SCHEDULE
The parties in this action previously agreed to, and the Court entered, a schedule for
Defendants’ response to the initial Complaint and subsequent briefing. The Court’s Order
provided that “if Plaintiffs amend the Complaint pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure
15(a)(1)(B), the parties shall attempt to reach an agreement on a revised schedule and shall
submit a joint status report to the Court on or before the date that is seven days after the filing of
the amended complaint.” Minute Order (Aug. 1, 2017). On September 26, Plaintiffs filed an
Amended Complaint, ECF No. 17. Pursuant to the Court’s Order, the parties hereby submit an
agreed-upon revised schedule, and respectfully request that the Court enter an order adopting this
proposed schedule:
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Defendants will respond to the Amended Complaint on or before October 25, 2017.

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If Defendants move to dismiss the Amended Complaint (including by filing antiSLAPP motions), Plaintiffs will file their response to such motion(s) on or before
December 1, 2017, and Defendants will reply on or before December 18, 2017.

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Date: October 2, 2017

/s/ Benjamin L. Berwick
BENJAMIN L. BERWICK (D.D.C. Bar No. MA0004)
United to Protect Democracy
10 Ware St.
Cambridge, MA 02138
[phone]
[e-mail]
IAN BASSIN (NY Attorney Registration No.
4683439)
United to Protect Democracy
147 Prince St.
Brooklyn, NY 11201
[phone]
[e-mail]
JUSTIN FLORENCE (D.C. Bar No. 988953)
[e-mail]
ANNE TINDALL (D.C. Bar. No. 494607)
[e-mail]
United to Protect Democracy
2020 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, #163
Washington, DC 20006
[phone]
NANCY GERTNER (MA Bar No. 190140)
Fick & Marx
100 Franklin Street, 7th floor
Boston, MA 02110
[phone]
[e-mail]
RICHARD PRIMUS (D.C. Bar No. 472223)
The University of Michigan Law School*
625 S. State Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
[phone]
[e-mail]
STEVEN A. HIRSCH (CA Bar No. 171825)
[e-mail]
STEVEN P. RAGLAND (CA Bar No. 221076)
[e-mail]
Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP
633 Battery Street
San Francisco, CA 94111-1809

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[phone]
* For identification purposes.
Counsel for Plaintiffs

/s/ Michael A. Carvin
Michael A. Carvin (D.D.C. Bar No. 366784)
Jones Day
51 Louisiana Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20001
[phone]
[e-mail]
Counsel for Defendant Donald J. Trump for President,
Inc.
/s/ Robert C. Buschel
Robert C. Buschel, Esq.
BUSCHEL GIBBONS, P.A.
One Financial Plaza
100 S.E. Third Avenue, Suite 1300
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33394
[phone]
[e-mail]
Counsel for Defendant Roger Stone

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