Granite Reinsurance Company, LTD v. Frohman, et al

Filing 51

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER - Plaintiff's motion to continue, (filing no. 50 ), is granted, and the plaintiff's response to the State defendant's motion to dismiss 47 and the United States defendants' motion to transfer venue 46 shall be filed on or before September 28, 2009. Ordered by Judge Richard G. Kopf. (JAB)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA GRANITE REINSURANCE COMPANY, LTD, A Barbados Corporation, ) ) ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) ANN M. FROHMAN, Director of ) Insurance, in her capacity as ) Liquidator of, FEDERAL CROP ) INSURANCE CORPORATION, a ) Corporation within the United States ) Department of Agriculture, and RISK ) MANAGEMENT AGENCY, an ) agency of and within the United ) States Department of Agriculture, ) ) Defendants. )

8:08CV410

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

The plaintiff has filed an unopposed motion to continue the deadline for responding to the motion to dismiss filed by Ann M. Frohman, Nebraska Director of Insurance, in her capacity as Liquidator, and the motion to transfer venue filed by defendants United States Department of Agriculture, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, and Risk Management Agency. Filing No. 50. The plaintiff requests that the new deadline be set for September 18, 2009. Plaintiff's response deadline for the motion to dismiss is September 28, 2009; the response deadline on the motion to transfer was September 8, 2009. Given the posture of this case, the court intends to consider and resolve the state and federal motions together and issue only one ruling. Counsel for the federal defendants has

verbally advised the court that she does not object to continuing the deadline for responding to the motion to transfer to September 28, 2009. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that plaintiff's motion to continue, (filing no. 50), is granted, and the plaintiff's response to the State defendant's motion to dismiss and the United States defendants' motion to transfer venue shall be filed on or before September 28, 2009. DATED this 10th day of September, 2009. BY THE COURT: Richard G. Kopf United States District Judge

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