LAUTENBERG FOUNDATION, THE et al v. MADOFF

Filing 15

Letter from Michael J. Grohs requesting extension of time to file reply brief and permission to file an overlength reply brief. (GROHS, MICHAEL)

LAUTENBERG FOUNDATION, THE et al v. MADOFF

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May 21, 2009

VIA ELECTRONIC FILING AND FIRST CLASS MAIL
The Honorable Stanley R. Chesler, U.S.D.J. King Fed. Bldg. & U.S. Courouse 50 Walnut Street, P.O. Box 999 Newark, New Jersey 07101-0999

Re: The Lautenberg Foundation, et al. v. Madoff Civil Action No. 2:09-cv-00816 (SRC-MAS)
Dear Judge Chesler:

Our firm, along with our co-counsel, LanIer Siffert & Wohl LLP, represent defendant Peter Madoff in the above-referenced matter. Pursuant to the instructions I received from Your Honor's law clerk, Jonathan Luick, please accept this letter as defendant's request for: (I) a oneweek extension of time to fie his reply brief; and (2) permission to fie an overlength reply brief.
Counsel for plaintiffs, Ronald 1. Riccio, Esq., has consented to these requests.

As the Cour is aware, defendant filed a motion to dismiss the complaint on May 4,2009. Plaintiffs obtained the Court's permission (and our consent) to submit an overlength brief in
opposition to defendant's motion to dismiss, which was fied

by plaintiffs on May 18, 2009.

Defendant's reply brief relative to the motion is due to be filed on May 26, 2009.
Defendant respectfully requests until Tuesday, June 2, 2009, in which to fie an

overlength reply brief. While we are stil analyzing the arguments raised in plaintiffs' opposition brief, we do not anticipate that our reply brief wil exceed twenty-five (25) pages in length.

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The Honorable Staley R. Chesler, U.S.DJ. May 21, 2009
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We than the Court for its consideration of our requests and for its attention to this
matter.

Respectfully submitted,

Isl Michael 1. Grohs
Michael J. Grohs

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cc: Honorable Michael A. Shipp, U.S.MJ. (via electronic filing and First Class Mail Ronald 1. Riccio, Esq. (via electronic fiing) Greg Trif, Esq. (via electronic filing) Louis A. Modugno, Esq. (via electronic filing) Michael R. Griffinger, Esq. (via First Class Mail) Charles T. Spada, Esq. (via electronic filing)

SO ORDERED:

HONORABLE STANLEY R. CHESLER UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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