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Parties Involved:
Shingle Springs Tribal Wellness
Defendant
United States of America
Defendant
Jean Marc Van Den Heuvel
Plaintiff

Document Text:

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

JEAN MARC VAN DEN HEUVEL, 

 Plaintiff, 

v. 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 

 Defendant. 

 CASE NO. 2:14-cv-1555-TLN-EFB 

DEFENDANT UNITED STATES’ EX 

PARTE APPLICATION FOR 

EXTENSION OF COMPLAINTRESPONSE DEADLINE

Defendant the United States respectfully requests an order extending its time to respond to 

pro se plaintiff Jean Marc Van Den Heuvel’s complaint. The United States asks that the Court 

extend the deadline for 45 days, from July 7, 2014, to August 21, 2014. No prior extensions have 

been sought. 

 On February 10, 2014, plaintiff filed this action in El Dorado County Superior Court, Small 

Claims Division, against Shingle Springs Tribal Wellness Center. See Boesch Decl. Ex. A. Defense 

counsel received plaintiff’s complaint on Friday June 27, 2014, when she returned from two weeks’ 

vacation. Id. ¶ 4. On Monday June 30, 2014, the United States removed the action to this Court. Id.

¶ 5; Dkt. 1. 

 Following removal, Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 81(c) renders the United States’ 

responsive pleading due within seven days, by July 7, 2014. Defense counsel has requested that the 

BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

United States Attorney 

VICTORIA L. BOESCH 

Assistant United States Attorney 

501 I Street, Suite 10-100 

Sacramento, CA 95814 

Telephone: (916) 554-2743 

Facsimile: (916) 554-2900 

victoria.boesch@usdoj.gov 

Attorneys for United States 

 

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United States Department of Health and Human Services provide a litigation report by August 4, 

2014, to aid defense counsel in generating an appropriate responsive pleading. Boesch Decl. ¶ 6. 

Given this, the United States seeks an extension of the complaint-response deadline because it is 

difficult to respond sufficiently to plaintiff’s complaint within Rule 81(c)’s short time frame. Id. 

Indeed, Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(a)(2) generally affords federal defendants 60 days to 

respond to a complaint after service of process on the United States Attorney. Accordingly, the 

United States asks the Court to extend the complaint-response deadline by 45 days until August 21, 

2014. 

 Respectfully submitted, 

DATED: July 1, 2014 BENJAMIN B. WAGNER 

 United States Attorney 

 By: /s/ Victoria L. Boesch

 VICTORIA L. BOESCH 

 Assistant United States Attorney 

ORDER

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: July 3, 2014. 

 

 

 

 

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