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Nature of Suit Code: 870
Nature of Suit: Tax Suits
Cause of Action: 28:2410 Quiet Title

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EX-PARTE APPLICATION

McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

PAUL S. HAM

Trial Attorney, Tax Division

U.S. Department of Justice

P.O. Box 683

Ben Franklin Station

Washington, D.C. 20044-0683

Telephone: (202) 307-6421

Facsimile: (202) 307-0054

Attorneys for the United States of America

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

THE WOLF LAW FIRM, )

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Plaintiff, )

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v. ) 

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ALL CLAIMANTS TO SURPLUS PROCEEDS ) 

AFTER TRUSTEE’S SALE OF REAL )

PROPERTY LOCATED AT: 1236 WOODSIDE )

GLEN WAY, SACRAMENTO, CA 95833 )

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Defendants. ) 

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 Civil No. 2:05-CV-1607-MCE-GGH

 [Sacramento County Superior Court Case No. 

 05CS00931]

 UNITED STATES’ EX-PARTE 

 APPLICATION FOR EXTENSION

 OF TIME TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT, 

 and ORDER

Defendant United States of America applies to this Court for an extension of time to respond to

the complaint recently removed to this Court from the Superior Court of California, Sacramento

County.

 1. On or about May 20, 2005, plaintiff, the Wolf Law Firm (“Plaintiff”), filed its Petition

and Declaration Regarding Unresolved Claims and Deposit of Undistributed Surplus Proceeds of

Trustee’s Sale (hereinafter, “Complaint”), case no. 05CS00931, with the Superior Court. Plaintiff, in

its Complaint, alleges that defendants are potential claimants to surplus proceeds, in the amount of

$115,770.51, that were generated after Plaintiff, as trustee, sold certain real property located in

Sacramento, California. 

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 Plaintiff served the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of 1

California and not for Eastern District of California as required by 28 U.S.C. § 2410(b). See

Proof of Service List, attached to Complaint.

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2. Fed. R. Civ. P. 81(c) requires that a response to a complaint be filed within 20 days of

receipt of the complaint and within 5 days of the removal of the action to District Court, whichever is

longer. Thus, if the pleading had been filed originally in this court, the United States would have had

60 days from the date of service on the United States Attorney’s Office to respond. Fed. R. Civ. P.

12(a)(3)(A). However, the proper United States Attorney’s Office was not served.1

3. Accordingly, the United States requests a reasonable amount of time, until October 11,

2005, to file an answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint.

DATED this 11 day of August, 2005. th

McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

 /s/ - Paul Ham 

PAUL S. HAM

Trial Attorney, Tax Division

U.S. Department of Justice

P.O. Box 683

Ben Franklin Station

Washington, D.C. 20044

Telephone: (202) 307-6421 

Facsimile: (202) 307-0054

Attorneys for the United States

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ORDER

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT the United States has through and including October 11, 

2005, in which to serve a response to the Complaint.

Date: August 22, 2005

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MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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