Free Motion for Extension of Time - District Court of Connecticut - Connecticut

Case 3:00-cv-02009-EBB

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT : : Plaintiff, : : v. : : $662,310.79 IN UNITED STATES : CURRENCY SEIZED FROM ACCOUNT : NUMBER 100080907, HELD IN THE : NAME OF FRANKLIN CREDIT : SERVICES, INC., AT FIRST : TENNESSEE BANK, FRANKLIN, : TENNESSEE, ET AL : : Defendants. : UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Civil No. 3:00CV2009 (EBB)

April 23, 2007

FIFTH MOTION TO EXTEND SCHEDULING DEADLINES The Plaintiff, United States of America, hereby respectfully requests that the scheduling deadlines set in this case be extended. The other parties to this case, collectively referred to as the Receiver-Claimants, also join in this request. The United States and the Receiver-Claimants propose the following schedule: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Complete discovery by: Disclosure of experts by: Disclosure of rebuttal experts by: Dispositive motions by: Pre-Trial Conference: Trial-Ready Date: June 15, 2007 July 16, 2007 July 30, 2007 August 15, 2007 September 5, 2007 October 10, 2007

The United States and Receiver-Claimants have been working together in an effort to resolve this case, as well as the other Frankel-related forfeiture actions. Due to the complexity of the cases and multiple Receiver-Claimants involved, more time is needed to continue to explore

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the possibility of settlement. In addition, the United States requests these extensions to keep all of the Frankel-related forfeiture actions on the same schedule. The United States is also filing motions for extension of scheduling deadlines in all of the Frankel-related forfeiture actions,1 except the two cases that have been stayed,2 and another case3 which has pending motions, to align all of the cases with this proposed schedule. This is the fifth motion for extension filed with respect to these deadlines. Counsel for the Receiver-Claimants concur with this request and support the granting of this motion. Respectfully submitted, KEVIN J. O'CONNOR UNITED STATES ATTORNEY

JULIE G. TURBERT ASSISTANT U.S. ATTORNEY 157 CHURCH STREET NEW HAVEN, CT 06510 TEL. (203) 821-3700 FAX (203) 773-5373 FEDERAL BAR # ct23398

United States v. 889 Lake Avenue, 3:99CV979, United States v. $11,014,165.20, et al. 3:99CV2589, United States v. 1995 Turbo Commander Aircraft, et al., 3:99CV2590, United States v. 50 Cases of Wine, 3:00CV2008, United States v. `99 Chevy Tahoe, et al., 3:00CV2007, United States v. $596,013.77, et al., 3:00CV2010, United States v. $662,310.79, et al., 3:00CV2009, United States v. $135,384.88, 3:04CV1083, United States v. 895 Lake Avenue, 3:99CV1772 (EBB). United States v. $29,035,500.00 & $3,241,500.00, Civil No. 3:01CV1515 (EBB), and United States v. 277 Diamonds, et al., Civil No. 3:02CV889 (EBB).
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United States v. $140,000, 3:00CV1910. 2

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE This is to certify that a copy of the within and foregoing Fifth Motion to Extend Scheduling Deadlines has been mailed, postage prepaid, this 23rd of April, 2007, to: Susan B. Loving, Esq. Lester, Loving & Davies 1505 Renaissance Blvd. Edmond, OK 73013-3018 Douglas J. Schmidt, Esq. Tessa K. Jacob, Esq. Terrance Summers, Esq. Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin, LLP 4801 Main Street, Suite 1000 Kansas City, MO 64112 Andrew B. Campbell, Esq. Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs 2525 W. End Avenue, Suite 1500 Nashville, TN 37203 Douglas S. Skalka, Esq. Neubert, Pepe & Monteith 195 Church Street, 13th Floor New Haven, CT 06510-2026 Charles G. Copeland, Esq. Copeland, Cook, Taylor & Bush 200 Coucourse 1062 Highland Colony Parkway, Suite 200 Ridgeland, MS 39157 Steve A. Uhrynowycz, Esq. 1200 West Third Street, Room 340 Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-1904

JULIE G. TURBERT ASSISTANT U.S. ATTORNEY

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