UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

PENSACOLA DIVISION

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

and STATE OF FLORIDA

ex rel. ROBERT V. SMITH,

Qui Tam Plaintiff,

v.

JAY A. ODOM; OKALOOSA 

COUNTY, BOARD OF COUNTY 

COMMISSIONERS,

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 3:20-cv-03678/MCR/EMT

DEFENDANT, OKALOOSA COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY 

COMMISSIONERS’ CONSENTED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME 

TO FILE RESPONSE TO AMENDED COMPLAINT

Defendant, Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners (the 

“County”), by and through their undersigned counsel, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 

6(b)(1)(A) and Northern District of Florida Rule 6.1, hereby files this Consented

Motion for Extension of Time to Respond to Amended Complaint (the “Consented 

Motion”). In support of their Consented Motion, the County states: 

1. Plaintiff has filed his Amended Complaint setting forth multiple counts 

against the County and Co-Defendant Jay Odom. The County was served with the 

Amended Complaint on August 22, 2022.

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2. Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(a)(1)(A)(i), the County’s 

response is currently due September 12, 2022.

3. The County requires additional time to prepare its response, and 

Plaintiff has consented to an extension of time for the filing of the response to 

September 28, 2022. 

4. The County respectfully requests that this Court enter an order granting 

an extension of time up to and including September 28, 2022, for the County to 

respond to the Amended Complaint.

5. The undersigned counsel certifies that the requested extension is sought 

in good faith and not solely for purposes of delay.

WHEREFORE, the County respectfully requests that this Court grant its 

Consented Motion for an extension of time to respond to the Amended Complaint, 

up to and including September 28, 2022. 

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO LOCAL RULE 7.1

Pursuant to Local Rules 7.1(B) and 7.1(C), on September 10, 2022, the 

County’s counsel conferred with Plaintiff’s counsel via email regarding the relief 

requested. Counsel for Plaintiff advised that they consent to an extension of time to 

respond to the Amended Complaint up to and including September 28, 2022.

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Respectfully submitted,

s/ Gregory T. Stewart

GREGORY T. STEWART

Florida Bar No. 203718

LYNN M. HOSHIHARA

Florida Bar No. 41194

KERRY A. PARSONS

Florida Bar No. 91919

Nabors, Giblin & Nickerson, P.A.

1500 Mahan Drive, Suite 200

Tallahassee, Florida 32308

(850) 224-4070

(850) 224-4073 (Facsimile)

gstewart@ngnlaw.com

lhoshihara@ngnlaw.com

kparsons@ngnlaw.com

legal-admin@ngnlaw.com

COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT

OKALOOSA COUNTY, BOARD 

OF COUNTY COMMISSONERS

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I HEREBY CERTIFY that on the 12

th day of September 2022, I 

electronically filed the foregoing document with the Clerk of Court using the 

CM/ECF system. I also certify that the foregoing document is being served this date 

on all counsel of record via transmission of Notices of Electronic Filing generated 

by the CM/ECF system to the following counsel of record:

DAVID M. SOBOTKIN, ESQUIRE

JAMIE ANN YAVELBERG, ESQUIRE

SARA MCLEAN, ESQUIRE

U.S. Department of Justice

Civil Division, Fraud Section

Post Office Box 261

Ben Franklin Station

Washington, D.C. 20044

(202) 353-1291

david.m.sobotkin@usdoj.gov

ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CHRISTOPHER A. KNIGHT

Assistant Attorney General

Department of Legal Affairs

PL-01, The Capitol

Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1050

(850) 414-3300

Christopher.Knight@myfloridalegal.com

COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF

STATE OF FLORIDA

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AMELIA HALLENBERG BEARD, ESQUIRE

Moorhead Law Group

6757 Us Highway 98, Suite 102

Santa Rosa Beach, Florida 32459

(850) 608-0112

(850) 477-0982 (Fax)

abeard@moorheadlaw.com

COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF

ROBERT V. SMITH

ELIZABETH C. BILLHIMER, ESQUIRE

Clark Partington Hart

4100 Legendary Drive, Suite 200

Destin, Florida 32541

(850) 269-8853

(850) 650-3305 (Fax)

ebillhimer@clarkpartington.com

bgilman@clarkpartington.com

cbmoore@clarkpartington.com

fkendall@clarkpartington.com

COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF

ROBERT V. SMITH

MICHAEL JAMES SCHOFIELD, ESQUIRE

Clark Partington Hart

Post Office Box 13010

Pensacola, Florida 32591

(850) 434-9200

(850) 432-7340 Facsimile

mschofield@clarkpartington.com

ttorrez@cphlaw.com

COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF

ROBERT V. SMITH

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A. BENJAMIN GORDON, III, ESQUIRE

Anchors Gordon, P.A.

2113 Lewis Turner Blvd., Suite 100

Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547

(850) 863-1974

(850) 863-1591 Facsimile

bgordon@anchorsgordon.com

cyndi@anchorsgordon.com

dzamora@anchorsgordon.com

jschlechter@anchorsgordon.com

kim@anchorsgordon.com

mary@anchorsgordon.com

COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT

JAY A. ODOM

PETER J. KIRSCH, ESQUIRE

NATHANIEL H. HUNT, ESQUIRE

SARAH WILBANKS, ESQUIRE

Kaplan Kirsch & Rockwell, LLP

1675 Broadway, Suite 2300

Denver, Colorado 80202

(303) 825-7000

(512) 791-9636

(720) 296-0076 (Fax)

pkirsch@kaplankirsch.com

nhunt@kaplankirsch.com

swilbanks@kaplankirsch.com

CO-COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT

JAY A. ODOM

s/ Gregory T. Stewart

GREGORY T. STEWART

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