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Nature of Suit Code: 220
Nature of Suit: Foreclosure
Cause of Action: 28:2410 Quiet Title

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EX PARTE REQUEST TO EXTEND CROSS-DEFENDANTS’ TIME TO RESPOND TO CROSSCOMPLAINT AND SUPPORTING DECLARATION; [PROPOSED] ORDER THEREON

McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

KIMBERLY A. GAAB (SBN 166452)

Assistant United States Attorney

United States Courthouse

2500 Tulare Street, Suite 4401

Fresno, California 93721

Telephone: (559) 497-4000

Facsimile: (559) 497-4099

Attorneys for Cross-Defendants United States

of America and Internal Revenue Service

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GEORGE ANDERSON, )

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Plaintiff, )

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v. )

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DOUGLAS E. McKEE and RICK )

BRAGG, )

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Defendants. )

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RICK BRAGG, DOUGLAS E. McKEE )

and MARGIE H. McKEE, )

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Cross-Complainants, )

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v. )

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GEORGE ANDERSON and J. ELAINE )

ANDERSON, individually and )

doing business as VALLEY WOOD )

PRODUCTS, COUNTY OF TULARE )

HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES, )

COUNTY OF TULARE TAX )

COLLECTOR, UNITED STATES OF )

AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF ) 

INTERNAL REVENUE, STATE OF )

CALIFORNIA EMPLOYMENT )

DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, KINGS )

CREDIT SERVICES, ACCLAIM )

CREDIT TECHNOLOGIES, BRUCE )

EVANS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, ) 

1:06-cv-01053-AWI-DLB

EX PARTE REQUEST TO EXTEND

CROSS-DEFENDANTS’ TIME TO

RESPOND TO CROSS-COMPLAINT AND

SUPPORTING DECLARATION; 

ORDER THEREON

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 Nothing in this request is intended to constitute a waiver 1

of any defense that may be asserted by Cross-Defendants. CrossDefendants specifically reserve all of their defenses and

objections in this action, including without limitation their

defenses and objections under Rules 4, 8 and 12 of the Federal

Rules of Civil Procedure and under all other applicable laws and

procedural rules.

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INC., dba EVANS PROPERTY )

MANAGEMENT, LIVICK TRUCK & BUS)

REPAIR, NCCS, INC., dba NORTH )

COAST COLLECTION SERVICE, )

PROVIDIAN NATIONAL BANK, )

TUCOEMAS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION,)

and all persons unknown, )

claiming any legal or )

equitable right, title, )

estate, lien, or interest in )

the property described in the )

complaint adverse to )

plaintiff’s title, or any )

cloud on cross-complainants’ )

title thereto, and DOES 1 )

through 1,000, inclusive, )

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Cross-Defendants. )

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Cross-Defendants United States of America and Internal

Revenue Service (“Cross-Defendants”) request a 30-day extension

of time to respond to the cross-complaint, filed by CrossComplainants Rick Bragg, Douglas E. McKee and Margie H. McKee

(“Cross-Complainants”) in the Superior Court of California,

County of Tulare, on February 24, 2006 and removed to this Court

on August 9, 2006 (Doc. 1), based on the attached declaration of

Cross-Defendants’ counsel. Since Cross-Defendants’ response is

currently due August 16, 2006, Cross-Defendants request an

extension to September 15, 2006.1

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EX PARTE REQUEST TO EXTEND CROSS-DEFENDANTS’ TIME TO RESPOND TO CROSSCOMPLAINT AND SUPPORTING DECLARATION; [PROPOSED] ORDER THEREON

Respectfully submitted,

Dated: August 14, 2006. McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

By: /s/Kimberly A. Gaab 

KIMBERLY A. GAAB

Assistant U.S. Attorney

Attorneys for Cross-Defendants

United States of America and

Internal Revenue Service

DECLARATION OF KIMBERLY A. GAAB

I, Kimberly A. Gaab, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1746, declare:

1. I am an Assistant United States Attorney for the

Eastern District of California and an attorney of record for

Cross-Defendants United States of America and Internal Revenue

Service. I have personal knowledge of the matters set forth

herein, and if called upon to testify, could and would

competently testify thereto.

2. On July 10, 2006, the United States Attorney’s Office

was served with the cross-complaint, originally filed in Tulare

County Superior Court. Cross-Defendants removed the action to

this Court on August 9, 2006. Accordingly, Cross-Defendants’

response to the cross-complaint is now due August 16, 2006.

3. I telephoned Cross-Complaints’ counsel Steven Williams

on August 10, 2006, and left a message requesting a 30-day

extension for Cross-Defendants to respond to the cross-complaint. 

Given the deadline to respond to the cross-complaint, I also

requested Mr. Williams to contact me prior to August 14, 2006 if

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he would agree to the request. Mr. Williams has failed to

contact me or otherwise agree to the request.

4. An additional 30 days is need to respond to the crosscomplaint to provide me and the Internal Revenue Services’ Office

of Chief Counsel time to review the cross-complaint and

coordinate a response. Additionally, between now and the

August 16, 2006 deadline, I have several other matters to attend

to, including a reply to a motion to dismiss being heard on an

expedited schedule.

5. In light of the foregoing, it is respectfully requested

that the Court extend Cross-Defendants’ time to respond to the

cross-complaint by 30 days to September 15, 2006.

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is

true and correct. Executed on August 14, 2006.

 /s/Kimberly A. Gaab 

 KIMBERLY A. GAAB

ORDER

IT IS SO ORDERED that Cross-Defendants’ time to respond to

the cross-complaint is extended to September 15, 2006.

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: August 17, 2006 /s/ Dennis L. Beck 

3b142a UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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