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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1442 Petition for Removal

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McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

ADAIR F. BOROUGHS

Trial Attorney, Tax Division

U.S. Department of Justice

P.O. Box 683, Ben Franklin Station

Washington, D.C. 20044-0683

Telephone: (202)305-7546

E-mail: adair.f.boroughs@usdoj.gov

Attorney for the United States of America

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CHARLES WAYNE UPTERGROVE, )

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Plaintiff, )

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v. )

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DARRIN )

LAMBERT, MCGREGOR W SCOTT, G. )

PATRICK JENNINGS, MICHAEL G. )

PITMAN, UNITED STATES DISTRICT )

COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF )

CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES COURT OF)

APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT, )

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Defendants. )

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Civil No. 1:08-CV-00303-AWI-SMS

DEFENDANTS’ EX PARTE MOTION

FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE

RESPONSE (FIRST REQUEST) 

SCHEDULING CONFERENCE

HEARING:

Old Date: April 15, 2008

NEW DATE: May 20, 2008

TIME: 9:30a.m.

BEFORE: Judge Snyder

Defendants United States of America, Darrin Lambert, McGregor W. Scott, G. Patrick

Jennings, Michael G. Pitman, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of

California, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, by and through their

undersigned counsel, hereby move this Court for an order extending the time to respond to

Plaintiff’s Complaint until May 3, 2008. In support of this motion, the United States submits as

follows:

1. The Defendants first received a copy of the Complaint on February 21, 2008. 

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- 2 - EX PARTE MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME

This matter was timely removed from the Superior Court of California, Madera County, to this

Court on March 3, 2008. The Defendants’ Answer or other response is presently due to be filed

by March 12, 2008.

2. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 81(c) prescribes the period for service of an

answer or other response to a complaint in a removed action. This period varies, but in this case,

it is nine days after removal. If the Complaint had been filed originally in this Court, the

Defendants would have had 60 days from the date of service on the United State Attorney’s

Office to respond. Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(a).

3. The Defendants respectfully request an extension of time of sixty (60) days from

the date of removal to respond. The additional time sought will allow counsel for the United

States to obtain a complete administrative file from the United States Marshall Service and

obtain a complete file from the Government attorneys involved in this case, as well as to obtain

their views on this matter. This information is necessary for the Defendants to adequately defend

their interests in this matter. This motion is not being made for delay, but to allow the

Defendants to prepare a cogent and accurate response that advances this litigation.

4. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 6(b) and LR 6-144(c) authorizes this Court to

grant an extension of time to respond to a complaint for cause shown.

5. By moving for an extension of time, the Defendants do not waive any defenses

listed in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(h).

6. Pursuant to LR 6-144(c), a stipulation for an extension of time was sought but

cannot be obtained in this case. As required by LR 6-144(c), an affidavit of counsel is attached.

For the above-mentioned reasons the Defendants respectfully request that the Court grant an

extension of time so that the Defendants may adequately defend their interests in this matter.

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MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME

WHEREFORE, the Defendants request that its Motion for an Extension of Time be

granted, and that it be given until May 3, 2008 to respond to Plaintiff’s Compliant.

McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

Dated: March 5, 2008 /s/ Adair F. Boroughs 

ADAIR F. BOROUGHS

Trial Attorney, Tax Division

U.S. Department of Justice

P.O. Box 683

Ben Franklin Station

Washington, D.C. 20044

Telephone: (202) 305-7546

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McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

ADAIR F. BOROUGHS

Trial Attorney, Tax Division

U.S. Department of Justice

P.O. Box 683, Ben Franklin Station

Washington, D.C. 20044-0683

Telephone: (202)305-7546

E-mail: adair.f.boroughs@usdoj.gov

Attorney for the United States of America

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CHARLES WAYNE UPTERGROVE, )

)

Plaintiff, )

)

v. )

)

)

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DARRIN )

LAMBERT, MCGREGOR W. SCOTT, G. )

PATRICK JENNINGS, MICHAEL G. )

PITMAN, UNITED STATES DISTRICT )

COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF )

CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES COURT OF)

APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT, )

)

)

Defendants. )

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Civil No. 1:08-CV-00303-AWI-SMS

AFFIDAVIT OF ADAIR F.

BOROUGHS IN SUPPORT OF

DEFENDANTS’ EX PARTE MOTION

FOR EXTENSION OF TIME

I, Adair F. Boroughs, pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 1746 declare that:

1. I am an attorney with the United States Department of Justice, Tax Division

located at Washington, D.C. I have been assigned to the above-captioned matter and am in

possession of the Department of Justice files concerning this matter. 

2. On March 4, 2008, I called Charles Wayne Uptergrove on his cell phone, stated

my name and that I was an attorney with the Department of Justice, and explained that I was

representing the Defendants in the above-captioned matter. I explained that I had removed the

case to federal court and that the United States needed more time to respond to his Complaint. 

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- 5 - Affidavit of Adair Boroughs

He agree to grant me “whatever time you need: thirty days, forty-five days, ninety days.” He

informed me that he would fight the removal, however.

3. On March 4, 2008, I prepared a Stipulation for Extension of Time and proposed

order pursuant to our telephone conversation and sent it to Plaintiff to review.

4. On March 5, 2008, I called Plaintff to verify that he had received the draft

Stipulation for Extension of Time. Mr. Uptergrove stated that he had received it and that he

would not sign the stipulation because “you changed the case number” and the court. Plaintiff

stated that he would grant me whatever time I liked in state court but that “I’m not giving you

any time in federal court.” I explained that the state court case had been removed to federal court

pursuant to federal statute and that it was the same case, just now in federal court. Plaintiff stated

that “federal statutes do not apply in the Republic of California” and then reiterated that he

refused to grant me any time in federal court, stating that I was “attempting to railroad him into

the ten square miles of D.C.”

5. Plaintiff made it clear that he was unwilling to grant any extension of time in

federal court; thus, a stipulation for extension of time cannot be obtained.

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

Executed this 5th day of March, 2008. /s/ Adair F. Boroughs 

ADAIR F. BOROUGHS

Trial Attorney Tax Division

U.S. Department of Justice

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McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

ADAIR F. BOROUGHS

Trial Attorney, Tax Division

U.S. Department of Justice

P.O. Box 683, Ben Franklin Station

Washington, D.C. 20044-0683

Telephone: (202)305-7546

E-mail: adair.f.boroughs@usdoj.gov

Attorney for the United States of America

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CHARLES WAYNE UPTERGROVE, )

)

Plaintiff, )

)

v. )

)

)

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DARRIN )

LAMBERT, MCGREGOR W. SCOTT, G. )

PATRICK JENNINGS, MICHAEL G. )

PITMAN, UNITED STATES DISTRICT )

COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF )

CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES COURT OF)

APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT, )

)

)

Defendants. )

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Civil No. 1:08-CV-00303-AWI-SMS

ORDER FOR EXTENSION OF TIME

IT IS ORDERED THAT the time for Defendants the United States, Darrin

Lambert, McGregor W. Scott, G. Patrick Jennings, Michael G. Pitman, the United States District

Court for the Eastern District of California, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth

Circuit, to answer or respond to the Complaint filed by Charles Wayne Uptergrove on February

21, 2008, is extended to April 3, 2008.

FURTHER ORDERED THAT the Scheduling Conference Hearing date of April

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15, 2008 is continued to May 20, 2008 at 9:30a.m. before Judge Snyder. Parties are to file a

‘Joint Scheduling Conference Report’ one week prior to the May 20, 2008 hearing date.

Date: 3/11/2008 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

SANDRA M. SNYDER

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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