Hornbeck Offshore Services, L.L.C. v. Salazar et al

Filing 14

**STRICKEN AS DUPLICATE** MOTION to Continue the June 21, 2010 Hearing on Plaintiffs Motion for Preliminary Injunction by Robert Abbey, Minerals Management Service, Kenneth Lee Salazar and United States Department of the Interior. Motion Hearing set for 7/28/2010 10:00 AM before Judge Martin L.C. Feldman. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support, # 2 Motion for Expedited Hearing, # 3 Proposed Order, # 4 Notice of Hearing)(Smith, Sharon) Modified on 6/14/2010 (caa, ).

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT F O R THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA H O R N B E C K OFFSHORE SERVICES, LLC, C I V I L ACTION No. 10-1663(F)(2) Plaintiff, S E C T IO N F v. J U D G E FELDMAN K E N N E T H LEE "KEN" SALAZAR, in h is official capacity as Secretary, United S t a te s Department of the Interior; R O B E R T "BOB" ABBEY, in his official c a p a c ity as Acting Director, Mineral M a n a g e m e n t Service; and MINERALS M A N A G E M E N T SERVICE, D e f e n d a n t s. DEFENDANTS' EX PARTE MOTION FOR EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION OF DEFENDANTS' MOTION FOR CONTINUANCE OF JUNE 21, 2010 HEARING ON PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION I. INTRODUCTION Defendants, Kenneth Lee Salazar, Robert Abbey, and Mineral Management Service ("Defendants"), have filed a Motion for Continuance of the June 21, 2010 Hearing on Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction and supporting memorandum and, in connection therewith, hereby move the Court for expedited consideration of the Motion to Continue. In support of their request for expedited consideration, Defendants respectfully submit that the Court issued an order on June 11, 2010 setting a hearing on Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction on June 21, 2010 and ordering all briefing to be submitted by June 16, 2010. Given the short time frame before the scheduled hearing, and the scope of the issues to be presented in this case, Defendants respectfully submit that good cause exists to expedite consideration of Defendants' Motion for Continuance. M A G IS T R A T E 2 M A G I S T R A T E WILKINSON

WHEREFORE, Defendants respectfully request that this Court grant its Motion for Continuance, and that the hearing be set on July 28, 2010 as indicated in Notice of Hearing accompanying Plaintiff's Motion for Preliminary Injunction. A proposed order is attached. Dated: June 11, 2010 Respectfully Submitted, JIM LETTEN UNITED STATES ATTORNEY /s/ SHARON D. SMITH SHARON SMITH (La. Bar No. 17146) Assistant United States Attorney Eastern District of Louisiana Hale Boggs Federal Building 500 Poydras Street, Suite B-210 New Orleans, Louisiana 70130 Tel: [phone] IGNACIA S. MORENO Assistant Attorney General Environment and Natural Resources Division /S/GUILLERMO MONTERO GUILLERMO MONTERO (T.A.) BRIA N COLLINS U.S. Department of Justice Environment and Natural Resources Division Natural Resources Section PO Box 663 Washington, DC 20016 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS