Opinion
3:22-cv-362-MMD-CSD
10-21-2022
ROBERT POWELLS, LAURA MARIA POWELLS, Plaintiffs, v. U.S. CITIZENSHIP & IMMIGRATION SERVICES, Defendant.
BRIAN M. BOYNTON PRINCIPAL DEPUTY ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, CIVIL DIVISION WILLIAM C. PEACHEY DIRECTOR OFFICE OF IMMIGRATION LITIGATION DISTRICT COURT SECTION SARAH L. VUONG SENIOR LITIGATION COUNSEL OFFICE OF IMMIGRATION LITIGATION DISTRICT COURT SECTION DENISHA D. DAUGHTRY TRIAL ATTORNEY COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT
BRIAN M. BOYNTON
PRINCIPAL DEPUTY ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, CIVIL DIVISION
WILLIAM C. PEACHEY
DIRECTOR
OFFICE OF IMMIGRATION LITIGATION
DISTRICT COURT SECTION
SARAH L. VUONG
SENIOR LITIGATION COUNSEL
OFFICE OF IMMIGRATION LITIGATION
DISTRICT COURT SECTION
DENISHA D. DAUGHTRY
TRIAL ATTORNEY
COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT
ORDER GRANTING
DEFENDANT'S FIRST UNOPPOSED
MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO ANSWER OR OTHERWISE RESPOND TO THE COMPLAINT
Without waiving any defenses that may be available in this case, the defendant moves this court for a 60-day extension of time, from October 20, 2022, to December 19, 2022, by which to answer or otherwise respond to plaintiff's Complaint in this matter. This is defendant's first motion for extension of time.
This action seeks review of an administrative decision by the defendant denying plaintiff's petition for alien relative. Counsel was very recently informed that plaintiff withdrew their administrative appeal of the agency's decision. Considering this new information counsel requests additional time to confer with the agency before preparing a response to the Complaint.
This request is made in good faith and not for purposes of delay.
On October 19, 2022, the undersigned counsel emailed counsel for plaintiff regarding this motion. Plaintiff's counsel has responded and indicated that plaintiff does not oppose this motion.
Accordingly, defendant requests a 60-day extension of time to and including December 19, 2022, by which to file an answer or otherwise respond to plaintiff's Complaint.
IT IS SO ORDERED.