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Nature of Suit Code: 555
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Prison Condition
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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Robles and Aplas.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

John P. Wiley,

Plaintiff, 

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Terry Stewart, et al.,

Defendants. 

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No. CIV 02-1126-PHX-NVW (DKD)

ORDER

Pending before the Court is Defendant Aplas' Request that Answer be Accepted as

Timely (Doc. #108). Counsel for Defendants state that due to an oversight by counsel, counsel

failed to file an Answer in a timely manner. Rule 6(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

provides that a time period prescribed by the rules may be enlarged for cause upon a motion

made after the expiration of the specified period "where the failure to act was the result of

excusable neglect." The Court finds that Defendant's failure to act was the result of excusable

neglect: Plaintiff has not suffered any prejudice due to the delay, and Defendant has not

engaged in any culpable conduct in failing to file a timely Answer. See Pioneer Inv. Services

Co. v. Brunswick Associates Ltd. Partnership, 507 U.S. 380, 395 (1993). The Court will

accepted Defendants1

 Answer as timely filed.

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IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED granting Defendant Aplas' Request that Answer be

Accepted as Timely (Doc. #108).

DATED this 3rd day of October, 2005.

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