SHARRATT v. MURTHA

Filing 31

SHARRATT v. MURTHA

Doc. 31

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA JUSTIN SHARRATT 1348 Lucia Drive Canonsburg, Pennsylvania 15317 Plaintiff,
vs.

JOHN MURTHA, in his individual capacity, 2238 Woodcrest Drive Johnstown, Pennsylvania 15905 Defendant.

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Civil Action No. 3:08 ­ cv ­ 229

PETITION FOR LEAVE OF COURT TO RESPOND TO DEFENDANT'S REPLY BRIEF. AND NOW COMES the Plaintiff, Justin Sharratt, by and through his attorney, Noah Geary, Esquire, and respectfully submits this Petition for Leave of Court to Respond to Defendant's Reply Brief, and in support, avers as follows: 1. Upon the filing of the Government's and Plaintiff's Briefs in Support and in Opposition

to the Government's Rule 12 Motions, the Government, on June 23, 2009, petitioned for leave of court to file a Reply Brief. 2. This Honorable Court granted this request and ordered that the Reply Brief be filed on or

before July 1, 2009. 3. 4. The Government filed its Reply Brief on June 25, 2009. The Plaintiff hereby respectfully requests this Court to permit him to file a short response

to the Government's Reply Brief.

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It is very important that the Plaintiff be given the opportunity to address certain points

raised in the Government's Reply Brief. 6. Plaintiff's counsel expects that a response to the Reply Brief would be no more than 5

pages and can be filed by this Friday, July 3, 2009. 7. A response to the Government's Reply Brief will be helpful to the Court and will

facilitate the decision making process. 8. Accordingly, Justin Sharratt respectfully prays this Honorable Court for leave to file a 5-

page response to the Government's Reply Brief on or before July 3, 2009. WHEREFORE, Justin Sharratt respectfully prays this Honorable Court for leave to file a 5-page response to the Government's Reply Brief on or before July 3, 2009.

Respectfully submitted, June 30, 2009 /s/ Noah Geary Noah Geary, Esquire Attorney for Plaintiff 225 Washington Trust Building Washington, PA 15301 [phone] PA I.D. # 78283

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE. I, Noah Geary, hereby certify that I served the foregoing Petition for Leave of Court to Respond to Defendant's Reply Brief upon Defense Counsel, Paul Werner, Esquire, on this day, via email:

Paul E. Werner, Esquire U.S. Department of Justice 1425 New York Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20005 [e-mail]

Date: June 30, 2009

/s/ Noah Geary Noah Geary, Esquire Attorney for Plaintiff 225 Washington Trust Building Washington, PA 15301 [phone] PA I.D. # 78283