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

Filing 188

EXPARTE/CONSENT MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to 181 MOTION for Leave to File Intervention by Michael Bromwich, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement, Kenneth Lee Salazar, United States Department of the Interior. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support, # 2 Proposed Order)(Collins, Brian)

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

Doc. 188

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA HORNBECK OFFSHORE SERVICES, LLC, et al. Plaintiffs, and DIAMOND OFFSHORE COMPANY, JUDGE FELDMAN Plaintiff-Intervenor, v. THE CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, et al., Defendant-Intervenors, and KENNETH LEE "KEN" SALAZAR, et al, Defendants. MAGISTRATE 2 MAGISTRATE WILKINSON

CIVIL ACTION No. 10-1663(F)(2) SECTION F

DEFENDANTS' EX PARTE MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO RESPOND TO STATE OF LOUISIANA'S MOTION TO INTERVENE 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 Extension of Time to Respond to State of Louisiana's Motion to Intervene. The State of Louisiana has failed to comply with Local Rule 7.6E, and Defendants' believe that a conference may resolve Louisiana's Motion to Intervene without the need for additional briefing by Defendants. Accordingly, Defendants respectfully request that the Court extend the existing response deadline to October 19, in order to give the parties additional time to conduct the conference required

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by Rule 7.6E, and to explore whether further briefing by Defendants will be necessary. The requested extension will not prejudice the parties nor delay the other proceedings in this case. Respectfully submitted this 8th day of October, 2010. IGNACIA S. MORENO Assistant Attorney General U.S. Dept. of Justice Environment and Natural Resources Division /s/ Brian Collins GUILLERMO A. MONTERO (T.A.) BRIAN COLLINS KRISTOFOR SWANSON Natural Resources Section PO Box 663 Washington, DC 20016 Tel: [phone] 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: [phone]

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on October 8, 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

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