Opinion
2:22-cv-02004-APG-NJK
12-14-2022
ANTHONY AMEEN, an individual, Plaintiff, v. PROFESSIONAL RODEO COWBOYS ASSOCIATION, INC., a Colorado non-profit corporation, and RURAL MEDIA GROUP, INC., d/b/a THE COWBOY CHANNEL, a Delaware corporation, Defendants.
Joel E. Tasca Nevada Bar No. 14124 David E. Chavez Nevada Bar No. 15192 BALLARD SPAHR LLP Ashley I. Kissinger (Pro hac vice forthcoming) BALLARD SPAHR LLP Attorneys for Defendant Rural Media Group, Inc.
Joel E. Tasca
Nevada Bar No. 14124
David E. Chavez
Nevada Bar No. 15192
BALLARD SPAHR LLP
Ashley I. Kissinger
(Pro hac vice forthcoming)
BALLARD SPAHR LLP
Attorneys for Defendant Rural Media Group, Inc.
ORDER TO EXTEND TIME FOR RURAL MEDIA GROUP TO ANSWEROR OTHERWISE RESPOND TO PLAINTIFF'S COMPLAINT
NANCY J. KOPPE, UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE.
Defendant Rural Media Group, Inc. (“RMG”) removed this action from the Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County, Nevada, on November 30, 2022. (ECF No. 1.) RMG was served with the Amended Complaint on November 1, 2022. (ECF No. 1-9.) RMG was not served with the original complaint, and it did not file a responsive pleading in State court. Instead, upon a stipulation between RMG and plaintiff Anthony Ameen (“Plaintiff'), the State court granted RMG until January 13, 2023, to respond to the Amended Complaint. (ECF No. 15.)
Because RMG did not file a responsive pleading before removal, its deadline to do so in this court is December 7, 2022. See Fed.R.Civ.P. 81(c)(2)(C). Further, the deadline for RMG to file a special motion to dismiss under Nevada's anti-SLAPP statute is January 2, 2023. See NRS 41.660(2) (anti-SLAPP motion is due within 60 days of service of the complaint). Each of these deadlines can be extended by the Court upon good cause. See Fed.R.Civ.P. 6(b)(1); NRS 41.660(2).
RMG has requested, and Plaintiff has agreed, that RMG have up to and including January 13, 2023, to respond to Plaintiffs Amended Complaint to provide additional time for RMG to investigate Plaintiff's allegations, prepare a response, and explore the possibility of resolving Plaintiff's claims.
This is the first request for an extension, and it is made in good faith and not for purposes of delay.
ORDER
Based on the foregoing stipulation, and on the basis of good cause, it is ORDERED that Defendant Rural Media Group, Inc. shall have up to and including January 13, 2023 to answer or otherwise respond to the Amended Complaint under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.