Gainor v. Sidley, Austin, Brow

Filing 62

First MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer to Plaintiffs' Amended Complaint by Arthur Andersen, LLP. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Proposed Order Granting Defendant's Motion for Enlargement of Time to Respond to Plaintiff's Amended Complaint)(Austin, Michael)

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Gainor v. Sidley, Austin, Brow Doc. 62 Case 1:06-cv-21748-JEM Document 62 Entered on FLSD Docket 05/21/2007 Page 1 of 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA Miami Division Case No. 06-21748 CIV-MARTINEZIBANDSTRA MARK J. GAINOR and ELYSE GAINOR, Plaintiffs, v. SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP, et aL. Defendants. / ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP'S FIRST AGREED MOTION FOR ENLARGEMENT OF TIME TO RESPOND TO PLAINTIFFS' AMENDED COMPLAINT Defendant Arhur Andersen LLP ("Andersen") moves the Cour, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(b), for an enlargement of time through and including June 15,2007 to respond to Plaintiffs' Amended Complaint. Plaintiffs, through counsel, have granted their agreement to this Motion. As grounds for this Motion, Andersen states: 1. On March 23,2007, Andersen, through counsel, agreed to accept service of the Amended Complaint on behalf of Andersen. i 2. Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12, Andersen's response to the Amended Complaint is originally due on May 22,2007. 3. Counsel for Andersen also represents Michael S. Mar and P. Anthony Nissley in this matter. These two defendants are filing motions to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction under Fed. R. 12(b)(2) in accordance with the original May 22,2007 response date. i Andersen was not named as a defendant in the original complaint. The Amended Complaint added Andersen as a part to the instant matter. MIA 322310-1.065784.0026 Dockets.Justia.com Case 1:06-cv-21748-JEM Document 62 Entered on FLSD Docket 05/21/2007 Page 2 of 4 4. However, due to a number of scheduling conflcts, including a number of recent and serious ilnesses in the familes of Andersen's counsel, counsel for Andersen needs additional time to respond on Andersen's behalf. 5. Andersen submits that under these circumstances, the requested enlargement of time wil not delay the case, nor prejudice Plaintiffs. 6. Counsel for Andersen has conferred with Plaintiffs' counsel. Plaintiffs' counsel has graciously agreed to the enlargement of time, through and including June 15,2007 for Andersen to respond to Plaintiffs' Amended Complaint. With this Motion, undersigned counsel has provided the Cour with a proposed order granting the requested enlargement of time. WHEREFORE, Andersen respectfully requests that this Cour enter an Order granting this First Agreed Motion for Enlargement of Time to Respond to Plaintiffs' Amended Complaint through and including June 15, 2007, and for such other and fuher relief as this Court deems appropriate. - 2MIA 3223 i 0- i .065784.0026 Case 1:06-cv-21748-JEM Document 62 Entered on FLSD Docket 05/21/2007 Page 3 of 4 McDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP By: sl: Michael G. Austin Michael G. Austin (FBN 0457205) E-mail: maustinêlmwe.com 201 South Biscayne Blvd., Ste. 2200 Miami, Florida 33131 Tel: (305) 358-3500 Fax: (305) 347-6500 Of counsel: Douglas E. Whitney dwhitneyêlmwe. com Jocelyn D. Francoeur jfrancoeurêlmwe. com McDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP 227 West Monroe Street Chicago, Ilinois 60606 Tel: (312) 372-2000 Fax: (312) 984-7700 Counsel for Arthur Andersen, LLP, Michael S. Marx and P. Anthony Nissley CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that on May 21, 2007, I electronically fied the forgoing with the Clerk of Court using the CMÆCF system, which automatically sends an electronic notification to CMÆCF paricipants. The foregoing document was also served on those counselor paries who are not authorized to receive electronically Notices of Electronic Filing identified on the attached Service List via first-class U.S. maiL. sl Michael G. Austin Michael G. Austin -3MIA 3223 i 0- i .065784.0026 Case 1:06-cv-21748-JEM Document 62 Entered on FLSD Docket 05/21/2007 Page 4 of 4 SERVICE LIST Richard Benjamin Wilkes Attorneys at Law 600 S. Magnolia Ave, Suite 200 Tampa, Florida 33606 813-254-6060 Fax: 813-254-6088 Attorney lor Plaintif Johathan E. Altman Aaron M. May MUNGER, TOLLES & OLSON LLP 355 S. Grand Avenue, 35th Floor Los Angeles, California 90071 613-683-9100 Fax: 613-683-3702 and Katherine Warthen Ezell PODHURST ORSECK JOSEFSBERG, ET AL. 25 W. Flagler Street, Suite 800 City National Bank Bldg. Miami, Florida 33130-1780 305-358-2800 Fax: 305-358-2382 Counsellor Sidley, Austin, Brown & Wood, LLP Stephen J. Anderson ANDERSON DAILEY LLP . The Prominence Building 3475 Piedmont Road N.E., I ti Suite 1820 Atlanta, Georgia 30305 404442 1800 Fax: 404 442 1820 Attorney for Marc C. Klopfenstein Bennett Falk Bressler, Amery & Ross P.C. 2801 S.W. 149th Ave. Miramar, Florida 33027 954-499-7979 Attorney lor Merril Lynch & Co., R.J. Ruble -4MIA 322310-1.065784.0026

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