Free Motion for Extension of Time to File Answer - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

S n S Case 1:06-cv-00589-JJF Document 9 Filed 1/21 /2006 S .Page 1 of I I
I _ I IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
1 FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE ` _ - _ .
A e A e GUANGMING LIU ; I B.
p l and J IAN GHUA MA,
_ S Plaintiffs, ‘
0 i E _ v. Civil Action No. 06-589 (JJF)
n _ MICHAEL CHERTOFF, et al., ` I
` I - ._ Defendants. - _ . r ` .
‘ I UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME L A
l COMES NOW the United- States of America, by and through its attorneys, Colm F.
` Connolly, United States Attorney for the District of Delaware, and Ellen W. Slights, Assistant
l . _ United States Attorney for the District of Delaware, and respectfully moves this Honorable Court
- for an extension of time in the above case, until Friday, December 15, 2006, for defendantsto file l U
- their Answer to the Complaint. In support thereof, the United States alleges that: "
. i _ l l l. On or about September 22, 2006, pro se plaintiffs filed their Complaint for Writ in the
Nature ofl\/Iandamus and Declaratory Judgment ("Comp1aint") seeking to compel the processing A n
‘ of an employment-based adjustment of status request filed with the United_States Citizenship and
_ Immigration Services. p _
I I 2. The G0vern1nent’s response to plaintiffs Complaint is due. on November 24, 2006. ` T
. - _ 3. The partiesare attempting to informally resolve the issues raised in the Complaint and
i I have made substantial progress. - i l
4. Ellen W. Slights, Assistant United States Attomey, contacted plaintiff Guangming Liu
_ _ regarding this motion seeking enlargement of time in which to respond to the Complaint and Mr. ‘

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- Liu indicated plaintiffs have no objection to such an enlargement of time and the plaintiffs do not
· - oppose the Govermnent’s motion. U n
Wherefore, the United States requests that it be allowed until Friday, December 15, 2006,
.- _ ‘ to file its Answer to the p1aintiffs’ Complaint. .
U ` COLM F. CONNOLLY
_ _ . United States Attorney
` _ ` By: E j i é -
` Elle . Slights
` Assistant United States Attorney
‘ . _ Delaware Bar LD. 2782
` 1007 Orange Street, Suite 700 -
i Post Office Box 2046
_ Wilmington, Delaware 19899-2046 `
. _ (302) 573-6277
Attorneys for Defendants l n
. _ l Dated: November 21, 2006 A A

Case 1 :06-cx/-00589-JJF Document 9 Filed 1 1/21 /2006 Page 3 of 4 `
- IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
A FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
‘ GUANGMING LIU · : _
and IIANGHUA MA, : -
p ` Plaintiffs, l n
E v. Civil Action No. 06-589 (JJP) . `
i MICPLAEL CHERTOFF, et al., U
l . Defendants.
M e C oRDER M ,
_ C UPON CONSIDERATION ofthe United States’ Unopposed Motion for Extension of
p Time, the grounds stated therefor, the plaintiffs’ lack of opposition thereto, and the entire record
C herein, it is this _ day of , 2006, hereby A e 0 _
U ORDERED that the United States’ motion should be and it is hereby granted; and it is,
_- FURTHER ORDERED that the United States’ Answer to plaintiffs’ Complaint shall be
filed on or before Friday, December 15, 2006. ` C U
0 E A A 6 · A 0 U

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‘ IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
_ FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
GUANGMING LIU ` : ` ` I
= . and JIANGHUA MA, . : -
Piamarrs, E I I
v. Civil Action No. 06-589 (IJ]-I)
I MICHAEL CI-IERTOFF, et al., . -
I ‘ Defendants. l
_ 7 `AFFIDAIVIT OF SERVICE
I, Kathie Gray, an employee in the Office of the United States Attorney for the District of
Delaware, hereby attest under penalty of perjury that on November 21, 2006, I electronically filed ·
the foregoing UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME with the Clerk of Court
using ECF, and I hereby attest that I have delivered two copies of said documents via United .
States Mail, postage prepaid, to the following: R `
Guangming Liu, Pro Se ‘ Iianghua Ma, Pro Se I _
l 897 Marrows Road 897 Marrows Road
I Apartment G-6 Apartment G-6 . e
j - Newark, DE 19713 _ Newark, DE 19713
- l - _ /s/ Kathie Gray n .
I l g _ I Kathie Gray . .
` Office of the United States Attomey
_ The Nemours Building `
‘ · 1007 Orange Street
‘ . P.O. Box 2046 n _ ‘ ` _
. _ ` Wihnington, DE 19899 ‘ `