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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 15:1126 Patent Infringement

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

PETTER INVESTMENTS, INC. d/b/a

RIVEER,

Plaintiff,

CASE NO. 13-cv-1235 BEN (WMc)

ORDER ON:

(1) DEFENDANT HYDRO

ENGINEERING’S MOTION FOR

EXTENSION OF TIME TO

ANSWER OR OTHERWISE

PLEAD IN RESPONSE TO

COMPLAINT [ECF NO. 6]

(2) DEFENDANT CA CLEANING

SYSTEMS’ MOTION TO JOIN

HYDRO’S REQUEST [ECF No. 15]

vs.

HYDRO ENGINEERING, INC.,

ENVIREMEDIAL SERVICES, INC.,

CALIFORNIA CLEANING

SYSTEMS, and J&S EQUIPMENT,

Defendants.

Two motions are before the Court: (1) Defendant Hydro Engineering, Inc.’s

(“Hydro”) motion for an extension of time to answer or otherwise plead in response

to Plaintiff’s complaint; and (2) Defendant CA Cleaning Systems, Inc.’s (“CCS”)

motion to join Hydro Engineering’s request for more time. The Court resolves both

motions without a hearing pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7.1.d.1.

Plaintiff Petter Investments, Inc. filed a complaint on May 24, 2013 against

Hydro; CCS; J&S Equipment (“J&S”); and Enviremedial Services, Inc. Hydro was

served on May 29, 2013. Its deadline to answer or otherwise plead in response was

June 19, 2013. CCS was served on June 6, 2013. Its deadline to answer or

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otherwise plead in response was June 27, 2013.

On June 18, 2013, Hydro moved for more time. Hydro asserts that CCS and

J&S are both “Hydro indemnified customers” and it asks the Court to “extend the

time to answer or otherwise plead in response to Plaintiff’s complaint up to and

including a future date after each Hydro-related defendant (California Cleaning

Systems and J&S Equipment) has been properly served, or in the alternative grant a

thirty (30) day extension up to and including July 19, 2013.” Hydro states that it

should be permitted to file “a single, harmonized answer or response” to the

complaint along with CCS and J&S. It also states that it is engaged in other

litigation with Plaintiff, and that its counsel is also engaged in other matters, which

justifies an extension. The Court invited Plaintiff to respond, indicating that it

would resolve the matter on the papers. Plaintiff filed an opposition, arguing that the

Court should deny an extension, or at minimum limit any extension to the filing of

an answer under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(a)(1)(A)(i), excluding any motion under Fed. R.

Civ. P. 12(b). 

On June 25, 2013, CCS moved to join Hydro’s request for more time. CCS is

represented by the same counsel as Hydro. 

Civil Local Rule 12.1 provides that “[e]xtensions of time for answering, or

moving to dismiss a complaint will only be secured by obtaining the approval of

a judicial officer, who will base the decision on a showing of good cause.” 

“[R]equests for extensions of time made before the applicable deadline has passed

should ‘normally . . . be granted in the absence of bad faith on the part of the party

seeking relief or prejudice to the adverse party.’” Ahanchian v. Xenon Pictures, Inc.,

624 F.3d 1253, 1259 (9th Cir. 2010) (citation omitted). 

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The Court will give Hydro and CCS up to and including July 19, 2013 to

answer or otherwise plead in response to Plaintiff’s complaint. The Court denies the

moving parties’ requests to tie their deadlines to the dates of service for other parties

and it denies Plaintiff’s request to categorically limit the form of Hydro’s filing. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: June 27, 2013

Hon. Roger T. Benitez

United States District Judge

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