Portillo v. United States of America

Filing 9

ORDER Granting Defendant's 8 Motion to Extend Time (First Request) re 1 Complaint. United States of America's answer due 5/26/2017. Signed by Magistrate Judge Carl W. Hoffman on 5/15/2017. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - SLD)

Case 2:17-cv-00394-JAD-CWH Document 8 Filed 05/11/17 Page 1 of 3

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STEVEN W. MYHRE
Acting United States Attorney
District of Nevada

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PATRICK A. ROSE
Nevada Bar No. 5109
Assistant United States Attorney
501 Las Vegas Boulevard, South, Suite 1100
Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
Phone: [phone]
[e-mail]

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Attorneys for the United States

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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ROMULO ANTONIO PORTILLO,
Plaintiff,

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v.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Defendant.

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) Case No: 2:17-cv-00394-JAD-CWH
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) MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME
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(First Request)
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Pursuant to Rule 6(b)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Rule 6-1 of this

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Court’s Local Rules, the United States moves for an order providing the United States with a

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fourteen (14) day extension of time, from May 12, 2017 to May 26, 2017, in which to respond

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to the Complaint in this matter. There have not been any previous requests for such an extension

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of time.

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In support of this motion, the United States relies on the Memorandum of Points and
Authorities below.
Dated: May 11, 2017.
DANIEL G. BOGDEN
United States Attorney
/s/ Patrick A. Rose
PATRICK A. ROSE
Assistant United States Attorney

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MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 6(b)(1) and Local Rule 6-1 allow a party to request

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additional time to perform an act. In this case, the United States requests additional time to file a

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response to the complaint for the reasons set forth below.

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Undersigned defense counsel has been, and is currently, out of the office on unexpected

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leave for a sick child and unable to dedicate the time necessary to complete a response to the

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complaint. Counsel will also be out of the office one day next week.

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Based on these circumstances, the United States requests an extension of time from May
12, 2017 to May 26, 2017, to file a response to the Complaint.

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This motion is brought in good faith and not for purposes of undue delay.

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Respectfully submitted this 11th day of May 2017.

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DANIEL G. BOGDEN
United States Attorney

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/s/ Patrick A. Rose
PATRICK A. ROSE
Assistant United States Attorney

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IT IS SO ORDERED:
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
DATED: May 15, 2017

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PROOF OF SERVICE
I, Patrick A. Rose, certify that the MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME was
served this date via the Court’s Electronic Case Filing system.

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Dated this 11th day of May 2017.
/s/ Patrick A. Rose
PATRICK A. ROSE
Assistant United States Attorney

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