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Nature of Suit Code: 470
Nature of Suit: Civil (Rico)
Cause of Action: 18:1961 Racketeering (RICO) Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JESUS ALBIZU, )

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Plaintiff, )

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v. )

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CLYDE A. STROHL, et al., ) 

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Defendants. )

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CV F 02-5875 AWI SMS 

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT

AMUNDSON’S REQUEST FOR EXTENSION

OF TIME TO FILE DEFENDANT’S BRIEF

REGARDING THE MOTION FOR DEFAULT

JUDGMENT NO LATER THAN OCTOBER

14, 2005

ORDER PERMITTING PLAINTIFF TO

FILE A REPLY BRIEF NO LATER THAN

OCTOBER 28, 2005

ORDER CONTINUING THE DATE OF THE

HEARING ON THE MOTION FOR DEFAULT

JUDGMENT: 

Former Date: OCTOBER 14, 2005 

New Date: NOVEMBER 4, 2005

Time: 9:30 a.m.

Courtroom: 4

Plaintiff is proceeding with a civil action. The matter has

been referred to the Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §

636(b) and Local Rules 72-302 and 72-304. 

Defendant Wesley A. Amundson has filed a document that is

deemed to be a request for an extension of time to file a brief

in connection with Plaintiff’s pending motion for default

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judgment previously scheduled for hearing on October 14, 2005.

Due to the Court’s anticipated absence for the upcoming week, and

in the interest of avoiding further delay in the instant action,

the Court exercises its discretion to act upon this matter

without seeking input from Plaintiff’s counsel. The Court is

fully aware of Plaintiff’s desire to proceed to a hearing on the

pending motion for default judgment without any further delay;

the Court is likewise cognizant of the numerous delays suffered

by Plaintiff with respect to this proceeding. In light of the

certainty of the content of any input on the part of Plaintiff

with respect to the pending request for extension of time, and

further in light of the fact that the Court finds that Defendant

Amundson has made a bare showing of good cause for an extension

of time, the Court declines to inflict upon the parties further

delay that would result from seeking briefing on the instant

request for an extension of time. However, in view of the fact

that Defendant Amundson signed a substitution of counsel form on

July 19, 2005 (Doc. 128, filed August 22, 2005), Defendant, who

is a licensed attorney, has already had two months in which to

obtain counsel and/or prepare his response to Plaintiff’s motion,

which has been pending for a substantial period of time. Further,

the scope of any briefing that a defaulting defendant might

submit with respect to a motion for default judgment is

relatively narrow. In light of these facts, the Court has

determined that one further short extension of time is warranted;

no further extensions of time based on the availability of

counsel to represent Defendant Amundson, or the asserted

unpreparedness of Defendant Amundson himself to proceed, will be

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granted. 

In light of the need for additional briefing time for both

parties necessitated by this order, it is necessary to continue

the hearing on the motion. 

Accordingly, due to the availability of the Court, and in

the interest of the convenient and efficient administration of

justice, it IS ORDERED that

1) Defendant Amundson’s request for an extension of time to

file briefing IS GRANTED; and

2) Defendant Amundson’s brief regarding Plaintiff’s motion

for default judgment SHALL BE FILED no later than October 14,

2005; and

3) Plaintiff MAY FILE a reply brief no later than October

28, 2005; and

4) The hearing on Plaintiff’s motion for default judgment,

previously set for October 14, 2005, IS CONTINUED to November 4,

2005, at 9:30 a.m., in Courtroom 4, before the undersigned

Magistrate Judge.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 21, 2005 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

icido3 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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