Free Motion for Extension of Time - District Court of Federal Claims - federal

Case 1:07-cv-00627-SGB

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Filed 03/11/2008

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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS (BID PROTEST) SEALIFT, INC., Plaintiff, v. THE UNITED STATES, Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

No. 07-627 (Judge Braden)

DEFENDANT'S UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR AN ENLARGEMENT OF TIME Pursuant to Rule 6(b) and 6.1 of the Rules of the United States Court of Federal Claims, defendant, the United States, respectfully requests a seven-day enlargement of time, through and including March 19, 2008, within which to file its cross-motion and response to plaintiff's motion for judgment upon the administrative record. Currently, the Government's response is due March 12, 2008. This is defendant's first request for an enlargement of time for this purpose. The plaintiff, through its respective counsel, has been contacted regarding this request and does not oppose this motion so long as the plaintiff's response and reply deadline is also enlarged seven days, to and including April 2, 2008. This enlargement is requested to provide the Government sufficient time to respond to plaintiff's pleading and draft its own cross-motion in light of Government counsel's unexpected illness. Government counsel became ill on March 6, 2008, and returned to the office from sick leave the afternoon of March 11, 2008. For these reasons, defendant respectfully requests that the Court grant this unopposed motion for an enlargement of time.

Case 1:07-cv-00627-SGB

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Respectfully submitted, JEFFREY S. BUCHOLTZ Acting Assistant Attorney General JEANNE E. DAVIDSON Director s/Mark A. Melnick MARK A. MELNICK Assistant Director s/Marla T. Conneely MARLA T. CONNEELY Trial Attorney Commercial Litigation Branch Civil Division Department of Justice Attn: Classification Unit, 8th Floor 1100 L Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20530 Tel: (202) 305-3689 Fax: (202) 305-7643 March 11, 2008 Attorneys for Defendant

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