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

Filing 174

EXPARTE/CONSENT MOTION to Expedite Consideration of Defendants' Motion to Extend Answer Deadline by Michael Bromwich, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement, Kenneth Lee Salazar, United States Department of the Interior. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Collins, Brian)

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Hornbeck Offshore Services, L.L.C. v. Salazar et al Doc. 174 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA HORNBECK OFFSHORE SERVICES, LLC, et al. Plaintiffs, v. KENNETH LEE "KEN" SALAZAR, et al, Defendants. CIVIL ACTION No. 10-1663(F)(2) SECTION F JUDGE FELDMAN MAGISTRATE 2 MAGISTRATE WILKINSON EX PARTE MOTION FOR EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION OF DEFENDANTS' CONSENT MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE ANSWER TO PLAINTIFFS' AND PLAINTIFF-INTERVENOR'S COMPLAINTS Defendants, Kenneth Lee Salazar, United States Department of the Interior, Michael Bromwich, and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement, ("Defendants"), hereby file this Motion for Expedited Consideration of Defendants' Consent Motion for Extension of Time to File Answer to Plaintiffs' and Plaintiff-Intervenor's Complaints. Pursuant to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the answers to Plaintiffs' and PlaintiffIntervenor's complaints are due September 13, and September 15, respectively. Given the short time frame before the scheduled deadline, and the fact that Plaintiffs and Plaintiff-Intervenor have consented to the requested extension, Defendants respectfully submit that good cause exists to expedite consideration of Defendants' Motion for Extension. WHEREFORE, Defendants respectfully request that this Court grant its Motion for Extension, and that Defendants'answers to Plaintiffs and Plaintiff-Intervenor's complaints be due by October 6, 2010, as indicated in Defendants Motion for Extension. A proposed order is attached. Respectfully submitted this 10th day of September, 2010. 1 Dockets.Justia.com IGNACIA S. MORENO Assistant Attorney General U.S. Dept. of Justice, Env't & Nat. Resources Div. /s/ Brian Collins GUILLERMO A. MONTERO (T.A.) BRIAN COLLINS KRISTOFOR SWANSON Natural Resources Section PO Box 663 Washington, DC 20016 Tel: (202)305-0443 PETER MANSFIELD Assistant United States Attorney Eastern District of Louisiana Hale Boggs Federal Building 500 Poydras Street, Suite B-210 New Orleans, Louisiana 70130 Tel: (504)680-3000 2 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on September 10, 2010, I caused a copy of the foregoing to be served through the Court's CM/ECF System to all parties. /s/Brian Collins__ Brian Collins 3

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