Babrauskas v. Paramount Equity Mortgage, et al

Filing 13

ORDER REGARDING 8 MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME by Judge Robert S. Lasnik; The response deadline will be continued to Monday, May 28, 2013. (TF)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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VYTENIS BABRAUSKAS,

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Plaintiff,
Case No. C13-0494RSL

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v.

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PARAMOUNT EQUITY MORTGAGE,
et al.,

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ORDER REGARDING MOTION
FOR EXTENSION OF TIME

Defendants.

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This matter comes before the Court on “Defendant Paramount Equity

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Mortgage, Inc.’s Motion for Extension of Time to File Response to Plaintiff’s

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Complaint.” Dkt. # 8. Defendant waited until the day its response was due to seek an

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extension of time and requested that the Court extend the response deadline to April 22,

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2013.

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Defendant has not explained why it waited until the last possible moment

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to request an extension of time (or why it waited until the weekend before its response

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was due to attempt to contact opposing counsel regarding an extension). After the

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motion was filed, plaintiff apparently agreed to an extension until May 1, 2013,1 and yet

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Both parties are reminded that statements of fact in memoranda, unsupported by
declarations of percipient witnesses under penalty of perjury, are not evidence.
ORDER EXTENDING TIME - 1

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no answer or motion to dismiss has yet been filed. Defendant has known of this case

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since February 15, 2013: it’s failure to participate in this litigation or to respond within

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the period of time it negotiated with plaintiff is baffling.

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By waiting until April 8th to request an extension of time, defendant

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effectively granted itself the desired extension. Because the Court cannot undue what

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has already been done, the response deadline will be continued to Monday, May 28,

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2013. No further extensions will be granted.

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Dated this 22nd day of May, 2013.
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Robert S. Lasnik
United States District Judge

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ORDER EXTENDING TIME - 2