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

Case 3:00-cv-02007-EBB

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. ONE 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE, VIN 3GNEK18R7XG150578, WITH ALL APPURTENANCES AND ATTACHMENTS THEREON, ONE 1994 HARLEY DAVIDSON MOTORCYCLE, VIN 1HD1GEL15RY305363, WITH ALL APPURTENANCES AND ATTACHMENTS THEREON, Defendants. : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :

Civil No. 3:00CV2007 (EBB)

July 13, 2006

THIRD 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,1 also join in this request. The United States and the Receiver-Claimants propose the following schedule: 1. 2.
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Complete discovery by: Disclosure of experts by:

October 6, 2006 November 9, 2006

Kim Holland, Commissioner of Insurance for the State of Oklahoma, in her capacity as Receiver of Farmers and Ranchers Life Insurance Company; W. Dale Finke, Director of the Missouri Department of Insurance, in his capacity as Receiver of International Financial Services Life Insurance Company; Paula A. Flowers, Commissioner of Commerce and Insurance for the State of Tennessee, in her capacity as Receiver of Franklin American Life Insurance Company; Julie Benafield Bowman, Commissioner of Insurance for the State of Arkansas, in her capacity as Receiver of Old Southwest Life Insurance Company; and George Dale, Commissioner of Insurance for the State of Mississippi, in his capacity as Liquidator of Family Guaranty Life Insurance Company, Franklin Protective Life Insurance Company, and First National Life Insurance Company of America.

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3. 4. 5. 6.

Disclosure of rebuttal experts by: Dispositive motions by: Pre-Trial Conference: Trial-Ready Date:

November 22, 2006 December 7, 2006 December 21, 2006 January 25, 2007

In addition, the Plaintiff, United States of America, requests that the previously scheduled pre-trial conference for September 21, 2006, remain on the Court's schedule as a telephonic status conference. Plaintiff, United States of America, will make the arrangements for the conference call. 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 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,2 except the two cases that have been stayed3, to align all of the cases with this proposed schedule.

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. $140,000, 3:00CV1910. 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). 2
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This is the third 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

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE This is to certify that a copy of the within and foregoing Third Motion to Extend Scheduling Deadlines has been mailed, postage prepaid, this 13th day of July, 2006, 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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