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Stepien v. Raimondo

United States District Court, Western District of Washington
Dec 20, 2021
2:21-cv-01410-JCC (W.D. Wash. Dec. 20, 2021)

Opinion

2:21-cv-01410-JCC

12-20-2021

CAROL A. STEPIEN, Plaintiff, v. GINA RAIMONDO, SECRETARY, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE; UNITE STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE; NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, ALSO KNOWN AS NOAA; Defendants.

NICHOLAS W. BROWN UNITED STATES ATTORNEY JAMES C. STRONG, OR # 131597 ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEY COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANTS NOLAN LIN LAW FIRM, PS NOLAN LIM, COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF


NICHOLAS W. BROWN UNITED STATES ATTORNEY

JAMES C. STRONG, OR # 131597 ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEY

COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANTS

NOLAN LIN LAW FIRM, PS

NOLAN LIM, COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF

STIPULATED MOTION FOR

EXTENSION OF TIME TO RESPOND

TO AMENDED COMPLAINT

NOTING

JOHN C. COUGHENOUR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 6 and Local Rules 10(g) and 16, and hereby jointly stipulate and move for an extension of 30 days for Defendants to answer or otherwise respond to the Amended Complaint to February 2, 2022. Defendants' responsive pleading to the Complaint is currently due January 3, 2022.

A court may modify a deadline for good cause. Fed.R.Civ.P. 6(b). Continuing pretrial and trial dates is within the discretion of the trial judge. See King v. State of California, 784 F.2d 910, 912 (9th Cir. 1986).

The parties submit there is good cause for an extension of the deadlines. Defendants require additional time to review the allegations with the agency and prepare a response to be reviewed by the agency, which is difficult to coordinate with schedules over the upcoming holiday season. An extension of time to respond to the Amended Complaint will permit that review.

ORDER

The parties having stipulated and agreed, it is hereby so ORDERED. Defendants may have until to February 2, 2022, to answer or otherwise respond to the Amended Complaint.


Summaries of

Stepien v. Raimondo

United States District Court, Western District of Washington
Dec 20, 2021
2:21-cv-01410-JCC (W.D. Wash. Dec. 20, 2021)
Case details for

Stepien v. Raimondo

Case Details

Full title:CAROL A. STEPIEN, Plaintiff, v. GINA RAIMONDO, SECRETARY, UNITED STATES…

Court:United States District Court, Western District of Washington

Date published: Dec 20, 2021

Citations

2:21-cv-01410-JCC (W.D. Wash. Dec. 20, 2021)