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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights (Employment Discrimination)

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McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

YOSHINORI H. T. HIMEL #66194

Assistant U. S. Attorney

501 I Street, Suite 10-100

Sacramento, California 95814

Telephone: (916) 554-2760

Attorneys for Defendant

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BILLIE HARRIS,

Plaintiff,

v.

GORDON R. ENGLAND, SECRETARY,

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY,

Defendant.

CIV-S-02-2436 PAN (JFM) 

DEFENDANT'S CONSENSUAL

EX PARTE APPLICATION FOR

21-DAY SECOND EXTENSION

OF TIME TO RESPOND TO

PLAINTIFF'S REQUESTS FOR

ADMISSIONS SERVED APRIL

13, 2006; ORDER

BILLIE HARRIS,

Plaintiff,

v.

GORDON R. ENGLAND, SECRETARY,

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY,

Defendant.

CIV-S-02-2440 PAN (JFM) PS

Defendant, the Secretary of the Navy, applies under Local Rule 6-144 for a 21-day

second extension, from June 14 until July 5, 2006, of his time as provided by Fed. R. Civ. P.

36(a), as extended for an initial 30 days, for response to plaintiff's sixteen sets, embracing

approximately 130 pages, of requests for admissions served April 13, 2006. The reasons for

this application are shown in the accompanying counsel declaration. A suggested form of

Order is submitted herewith in the event this application is granted.

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Dated: June 14, 2006 McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

By: /s/ Y H T Himel 

YOSHINORI H. T. HIMEL

Assistant U.S. Attorney

DECLARATION

YOSHINORI H. T. HIMEL, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1746(2), declares as follows:

1. I am an Assistant United States Attorney assigned the captioned case.

2. On April 13, 2006, I received from plaintiff a package covered by a paper entitled

"Rule 36: Request for Admissions," asking for more than 70 admissions.

3. The package contained a disk. Printed from the disk are fifteen more sets of

admission requests. An example, Set 3, contains 228 admission requests in 13 pages. The

fifteen sets from the disk total 129 pages.

4. On May 12, 2006, I estimated that the work of researching plaintiff's thousands of

propositions for the purpose of admission, partial admission or denial would take another 30

days. I was wrong. The task has been too immense to be completed within the time even as

extended. Additionally, the agency attorney, Steve Seaton of Puget Sound Naval Shipyard,

Bremerton, Washington, is in surgery and unable to help us resolve the remaining questions.

4. There has been one previous extension of this time, from May 15 until June 14,

2006. Application and Order filed May 31, 2006. After my application for initial 30-day

extension of this time, plaintiff told Pamela Beauvais of this office that she had no objection

to that extension.

5. The working relationship with plaintiff continues to be courteous and cooperative,

with each side accommodating the other side's needs for extended time.

6. On June 13, 2006, Pamela Beauvais of this office spoke with plaintiff. Plaintiff

agreed to this further three-week extension through July 5, 2006. There is insufficient time to

submit a stipulation before the due date, so we are using this consensual ex parte application.

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on

June 14, 2006.

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/s/ Y H T Himel 

YOSHINORI H. T. HIMEL

ORDER

It is APPROVED and SO ORDERED. Response to plaintiff's requests for admissions

served April 12, 2006, shall be due by July 5, 2006.

DATED: June 14, 2006.

/harr2436.eot

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