Licea et al v. Pompeo et al

Filing 18

ORDER granting 17 Motion to Extend Time; Re: 15 Motion to Dismiss. Replies due by 11/23/2018. Signed by Chief Judge Gloria M. Navarro on 11/13/2018. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - JM)

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JOSEPH H. HUNT
Assistant Attorney General
Civil Division
WILLIAM C. PEACHEY
Director
GISELA A. WESTWATER
Assistant Director
ANN M. WELHAF
Trial Attorney
United States Department of Justice
Civil Division
Office of Immigration Litigation
District Court Section
P.O. Box 868 Ben Franklin Station
Washington, DC 20530
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Attorneys for United States
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEVADA
CINDY LICEA,

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Plaintiff,
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U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE
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MICHAEL POMPEO, DAVID T.
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DONAHUE, EDWARD J.
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RAMOTOWSKI, DARIA L.
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DARNELL,
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Defendants.
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CASE NO. 2:18-cv-01057-GMN-NJK
DEFENDANTS’ UNOPPOSSED
MOTION TO EXTEND TIME
TO FILE REPLY TO PLAINTIFF’S
OPPOSITION TO MOTION TO
DISMISS AMENDED COMPLAINT

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Federal Defendants, by and through undersigned counsel, move this Court
for an extension of time to file their reply to Plaintiff’s Opposition to Defendant’s

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Motion to Dismiss the Amended Complaint, ECF No. 16. Defendants’ reply is
currently due to be filed on or before this Friday November 9, 2018. Undersigned
counsel requests an additional fourteen (14) days in which to file Defendants’

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reply, until Friday November 23, 2018. This motion is supported by good cause,
as undersigned counsel has several other pressing professional matters for handling

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this week, including travel to the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Florida for
presentation of oral argument, and other miscellaneous filings that must be
completed. This is Defendants’ first request for any extension of any filing

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deadline in this case. Defendants’ counsel consulted with Plaintiff’s counsel, Mr.
Anthony D. Guenther, who advised that he has no objection to the granting of this

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motion for an extension of time.

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Accordingly, Defendants respectfully move that this Court grant an
extension of time to file their reply until Friday November 23, 2018.

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Respectfully submitted,

DATED: November 5, 2018

JOSEPH H. HUNT
Assistant Attorney General
United States Department of Justice
Civil Division

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WILLIAM C. PEACHEY
Director

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GISELA A. WESTWATER
Assistant Director

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/s/ Ann M. Welhaf
ANN M. WELHAF
Trial Attorney
Email: [e-mail]

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DATED this ____ day of November, 2018.

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______________________________
Gloria M. Navarro, Chief Judge
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

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I certify that on November 5, 2018, I served a copy of the foregoing

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DEFENDANTS’ UNOPPOSSED MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE
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REPLY TO PLAINTIFF’S OPPOSITION TO MOTION TO DISMISS by filing
this document with the Clerk of Court through the CM/ECF system, which will

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provide electronic notice and an electronic link to this document to Plaintiff’s
attorney of record:

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/s/ Ann M. Welhaf
ANN M. WELHAF
Trial Attorney
United States Department of Justice