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JOANNE PEDERSEN, et al., )
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Plaintiffs, )
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v. ) No. 3:10-cv-01750-VLB
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OFFICE OF )
PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT, et al., )
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Defendants. )
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PLAINTIFFS’ RESPONSE TO
DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME
The Defendants have asked for a 90-day extension of the time to file
Scheduling Order with the Defendants filing a status report no later than
cannot agree to a 90-day delay in this case which was filed almost exactly 4
June 9, 2011, there would be no first responsive pleading until this case is
a full 7 months old. Defendants’ only rationale is that “it appears that
upon scheduling order with nothing more than a promise of a status report
litigation; and it is now clear, as the Defendants note, from Speaker John
will, in fact, act to defend Section 3 of DOMA in this court. DOJ also has
indicated that it expects to meet with the House General Counsel’s Office
this week to discuss the litigation. At the least then, House General
counsel for the Defendants throughout the litigation; and DOJ certainly
– and one that does not prejudice any interests of the House of
Representatives.
Given this information, the Plaintiffs respectfully submit that the next
appropriate step is a Status Conference with the court no later than Friday,
March 18, 2011 where counsel for the House of Representatives, DOJ and
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the Defendants’ Motion For Extension of Time and, in the alternative, order
Respectfully submitted,
By their attorneys,
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AS TO PLAINTIFFS
SUZANNE & GERALDINE ARTIS
BRADLEY KLEINERMAN & JAMES GEHRE
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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