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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1355 Petition for Return of Property

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

JOSEPH ROBERT COX, d.b.a. JOEKEN

FIREARMS,

Plaintiff,

v.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY:

BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO,

FIREARMS & EXPLOSIVES [A.T.F.], an

Agency thereof; ALCOHOL AND

TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE

BUREAU [A.T.T.T.], an Agency thereof;

R.A. [“RAY”] FRIEND, a Special Agent

therein [A.T.F.]; HEIDI PETERSON, a

Special Agent therein [A.T.F.]; JAMES D.

JEWELL, an Investigator therein

[A.T.T.T.]; TIM FOSTER, an Excise Tax

Auditor therein [A.T.T.T.]; TWENTY

UNKNOWN AGENTS [A.T.F. &

A.T.T.T.] 

Defendants.

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No. CV 07-1200-PHX-SMM

ORDER

Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s Unopposed Motion for an Extension of Time

to File an Opening Brief. (Doc. 36.) Mr. Cox makes this request for the reason that his

Counsel and Assistant United States Attorney Tom Simon, who have undertaken extensive

settlement negotiations, each believe that a settlement of the case, which will obviate the

need for an appeal, is forthcoming. However, because the opening brief is an appellate

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brief, said must be filed with the Court of Appeals, not with the District Court. 

Accordingly,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED DENYING the Motion for Extension of Time to File

an Opening Brief. (Doc. 36.)

DATED this 28th day of July, 2008.

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