Opinion
2:23-cv-01142-APG-BNW
10-18-2023
BLAINE YAMAMOTO, an individual Plaintiff, v. HOMEOWNERS FINANCIAL GROUP USA, LLC an Arizona limited liability company; JULINE CHUTUK, an individual; BRIAN ESPOSITO, an individual; GEICO INSURANCE AGENCY, LLC, a foreign' limited liability company; SPECIALIZED LOAN SERVICING, LLC, a foreign limited liability company; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., a Delaware corporation; FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION d/b/a FANNIE MAE, a corporation chartered by the U.S. Congress; DOES 1-10, inclusive; ROE ENTITIES 1-10, inclusive, Defendants.
BALLARD SPAHR LLP Joel E. Tasca Madeleine Coles Attorneys for Defendants Specialized Loan Servicing, LLC, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. & Federal National Mortgage Association d/b/a Fannie Mae. ARMAND LAW GROUP Armand Fried Attorneys for Plaintiff. PRHLAW LLC Charles H. McCrea Paul R. Hejmanowski Attorneys for Defendant Homeowners Financial Group USA, LLC, Juline Chutuk, and Brian Esposito.
BALLARD SPAHR LLP Joel E. Tasca Madeleine Coles Attorneys for Defendants Specialized Loan Servicing, LLC, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. & Federal National Mortgage Association d/b/a Fannie Mae.
ARMAND LAW GROUP Armand Fried Attorneys for Plaintiff.
PRHLAW LLC Charles H. McCrea Paul R. Hejmanowski Attorneys for Defendant Homeowners Financial Group USA, LLC, Juline Chutuk, and Brian Esposito.
STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER EXTENDING TIME FOR DEFENDANT JULINE CHUTUK TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT (THIRD REQUEST)
The current deadline for Defendant Juline Chutuk (“Chutuk”) to respond to Plaintiff Blaine Yamamoto's (“Plaintiff') Complaint is October 19, 2023. Counsel for all Defendants and counsel for Plaintiff hereby stipulate and agree that Chutuk shall have up to and including November 9, 2023, to answer or otherwise respond to Plaintiff's Complaint.
This extension is necessary because the parties are currently engaged in settlement discussions and are hopeful that they will come to an early resolution of this case. Further, it remains unclear whether this case will proceed in state court or federal court. A decision by this Court regarding removal has been pending since September 22, 2023 (see ECF No. 24). An extension will ensure that any response to the complaint is filed in the correct action.
This is the third request to this Court for such an extension, and it is made in good faith and not for purposes of delay.
ORDER
IT IS SO ORDERED.