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

Case 3:08-cv-00655-WQH-LSP

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EVAN R. CHESLER (pro hac vice) PETER T. BARBUR (pro hac vice) ELIZABETH L. GRAYER (pro hac vice) CRAVATH, SWAINE & MOORE LLP 825 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10019 Telephone: (212) 474-1000 Facsimile: (212) 474-3700 WILLIAM S. BOGGS (Bar No. 053013) BRIAN A. FOSTER (Bar No. 110413) TIMOTHY S. BLACKFORD (Bar No. 190900) DLA PIPER US LLP 401 B Street, Suite 1700 San Diego, CA 92101-4297 Telephone: (619) 699-2700 Facsimile: (619) 699-2701 Attorneys for Defendant QUALCOMM INCORPORATED UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA JESSE MEYER, an individual, on his own behalf and on behalf of all similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. QUALCOMM INCORPORATED, a Delaware corporation, Defendant. Defendant Qualcomm Incorporated ("Qualcomm"), in accordance with Civil Local Rules 7.2 and 12.1, jointly moves the Court with Plaintiff Jesse Meyer ("Meyer") to enter an Order extending Qualcomm's time for filing its Answer, motion or other responsive pleading to Meyer's Class Action Complaint ("Complaint"), to Monday, June 2, 2008. In support of this joint motion, Qualcomm states as follows: 1. Meyer filed the Complaint on Thursday, April 10, 2008, and subsequently served the Complaint on Qualcomm on Friday, April 11, 2008. 2. Qualcomm's Answer is presently due on Thursday, May 1, 2008. -1SD\1816733.1

Case No. 08cv0655-WQH (LSP) JOINT MOTION PURSUANT TO CIVIL LOCAL RULE 7.2 FOR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR DEFENDANT TO ANSWER, MOVE OR OTHERWISE REPLY Judge: Hon. William Q. Hayes

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3. Qualcomm has not previously requested an extension of time in this case. 4. Meyer does not oppose the requested extension of time. 5. For the reasons set forth in Qualcomm's Letter to the Court, dated April 17, 2008, and Qualcomm's Notice of Related Case, dated April 17, 2008, Qualcomm plans to file a Motion to Transfer this case to the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey on May 1, 2008. This extension will allow Qualcomm sufficient opportunity to respond to the Complaint in accordance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 12. 6. This Court has the authority, "for good cause shown", to order an extension of time "with or without motion or notice". Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(b)(1)(A). Pursuant to the Local Rules of this Court: "Extensions of time for answering, or moving to dismiss a complaint shall only be secured by obtaining the approval of a judicial officer, who shall base the decision on a showing of good cause." Civil Local Rule 12.1; see also Credon v. Taubman, 8 F.R.D. 268 (N.D. Ohio 1947) ("Extensions always may be asked for, and usually are granted upon a showing of good cause, if timely made."). WHEREFORE, for good cause shown, Qualcomm respectfully requests the Court to enter an Order extending the time for Qualcomm to answer, move or otherwise reply to June 2, 2008. Dated: April 30, 2008 DLA PIPER US LLP By /s/ William S. Boggs [email protected] CRAVATH, SWAINE & MOORE LLP Evan R. Chesler Peter T. Barbur Attorneys for Defendant QUALCOMM INCORPORATED ///// ///// -2SD\1816733.1

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KAMBEREDELSON, LLC By /s/ Alan Himmelfarb

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[email protected] KAMBEREDELSON, LLC Jay Edelson Ethan Preston ABBEY SPANIER RODD & ABRAMS, LLP Karin E. Fisch Orin Kurtz Attorneys for Plaintiff JESSE MEYER

Certification regarding signatures: I hereby attest that all of the signatories to this document have approved its content.

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/s/ William S. Boggs

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