Saubhayana v. Sessions et al

Filing 36

ORDER granting 35 Motion to Extend Time to Answer or otherwise Plead to 34 Amended Complaint. Answer is now due 7/1/2020. Signed by Magistrate Judge Elayna J. Youchah on 6/1/2020. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - DRS)

Case 2:17-cv-02655-JAD-EJY Document 36 Filed 06/01/20 Page 1 of 2

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JOSEPH H. HUNT
Assistant Attorney General
Civil Division
WILLIAM PEACHEY
Director, District Court Section
Office of Immigration Litigation
ELIANIS PEREZ
Assistant Director, District Court Section
Office of Immigration Litigation
MARY LARAKERS, TX Bar # 24093943
Trial Attorney
U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division
Office of Immigration Litigation
P.O. Box 868, Ben Franklin Station
Washington, D.C. 20044
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendants

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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SATHIRAWAT SAUBHAYANA,

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Plaintiff,

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v.

Case No. 2:17-cv-2655-JAD-EJY

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WILLIAM P. BARR, U.S. Attorney
General, et al.,

UNOPPOSED MOTION TO EXTEND
TIME TO FILE ANSWER TO FIRST
AMENDED COMPLAINT
(First Request)

Defendants.

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Defendants hereby move to extend the time for the filing of its answer to the first
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amended complaint until July 1, 2020. This is the first extension of time sought in this action
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with respect to the Defendants’ answer to the complaint. The current filing deadline is June 1,
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2020 pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15, which requires a response to amended

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pleadings within 14 days. The requested extension of time is based on the following:

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1. This is a challenge to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (“USCIS”) decision
to deny Plaintiff’s application for naturalization. See 8 U.S.C. § 1421(c).
2. Undersigned counsel requires additional time to prepare an answer or otherwise

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responsive pleading and confer with Defendant agency, USCIS, regarding the

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amendments and documents attached to Plaintiff’s complaint.

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3. Plaintiff, through counsel, indicated that he does not oppose this motion for an
extension of time, by email on May 29, 2020. To that end, Defendants request an

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additional 30 days to answer or otherwise respond to the complaint, until July 1,

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2020.

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Respectfully submitted,

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JOSEPH H. HUNT
Assistant Attorney General
Civil Division

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ELIANIS PEREZ
Assistant Director
Office of Immigration Litigation

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By: /s/ Mary L. Larakers
MARY L. LARAKERS
Trial Attorney
U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division
Office of Immigration Litigation
P.O. Box 868, Ben Franklin Station
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Washington, D.C. 20044
Tel: [phone]
________________________ Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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Dated: June 1, 2020

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