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Thomas H. Bienert, Jr. (CA Bar No.135311, admitted pro hac vice)

Whitney Z. Bernstein (CA Bar No. 304917, admitted pro hac vice)

BIENERT KATZMAN LITTRELL WILLIAMS LLP

903 Calle Amanecer, Suite 350

San Clemente, California 92673

Telephone: (949) 369-3700

Facsimile: (949) 369-3701

tbienert@bklwlaw.com

wbernstein@bklwlaw.com

Attorneys for James Larkin

Paul J. Cambria, Jr. (NY Bar No. 1430909, admitted pro hac vice)

Erin McCampbell (NY Bar. No 4480166, admitted pro hac vice)

LIPSITZ GREEN SCIME CAMBRIA LLP

42 Delaware Avenue, Suite 120

Buffalo, New York 14202

Telephone: (716) 849-1333

Facsimile: (716) 855-1580

pcambria@lglaw.com

emccampbell@lglaw.com

Attorneys for Michael Lacey

Additional counsel listed on next page

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA 

United States of America,

Plaintiff,

vs.

Michael Lacey, et al., 

 

Defendants.

Case No. 2:18-cr-00422-PHX-DJH

DEFENDANTS’ UNOPPOSED 

MOTION TO EXTEND DEADLINE 

FOR REPLY TO GOVERNMENT’S 

RESPONSE TO MOTION TO DISMISS 

(Doc. 1393)

(First Request)

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Gary S. Lincenberg (CA Bar No. 123058, admitted pro hac vice)

Ariel A. Neuman (CA Bar No. 241594, admitted pro hac vice)

Gopi K. Panchapakesan (CA Bar No. 279856, admitted pro hac vice)

BIRD, MARELLA, BOXER, WOLPERT, NESSIM,

DROOKS, LINCENBERG & RHOW PC

1875 Century Park East, 23rd Floor

Los Angeles, California 90067-2561

Telephone: (310) 201-2100

Facsimile: (310) 201-2110

glincenberg@birdmarella.com

aneuman@birdmarella.com

gpanchapakesan@birdmarella.com

Attorneys for John Brunst

Bruce Feder (AZ Bar No. 004832)

FEDER LAW OFFICE PA

2930 E. Camelback Road, Suite 160

Phoenix, Arizona 85016

Telephone: (602) 257-0135

bf@federlawpa.com

Attorney for Scott Spear

David Eisenberg (AZ Bar No. 017218)

DAVID EISENBERG PLC

3550 N. Central Ave., Suite 1155

Phoenix, Arizona 85012

Telephone: (602) 237-5076

Facsimile: (602) 314-6273

david@deisenbergplc.com

Attorney for Andrew Padilla

Joy Malby Bertrand (AZ Bar No. 024181)

JOY BERTRAND ESQ LLC

P.O. Box 2734

Scottsdale, Arizona 85252

Telephone: (602)374-5321

Facsimile: (480)361-4694

joy.bertrand@gmail.com

Attorney for Joye Vaught

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MOTION TO EXTEND DEADLINE

On November 17, 2021, the Government filed a Motion for Leave to File Excess Pages 

for the Response to Defendants’ Joint Motion to Dismiss with Prejudice. (Doc. 1392). The 

Government’s Motion for Leave sought an order directing the Clerk to file the overlength 

Response to Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 1393) that the Government lodged with their Motion for 

Leave. The Government’s lodged Response to Defendants’ Joint Motion to Dismiss is 33 pages. 

Defendants’ request the unopposed extension of time to extend the deadline to November 

30, 2021, for the following reasons: (1) to be able to adequately respond to the length and 

complexity of the Government’s brief, (2) because one of the lead attorneys working on the brief 

is currently on bereavement leave; and (3) because various attorneys working on the brief have no 

childcare over the Thanksgiving holiday. 

Undersigned counsel conferred with government counsel (Andrew Stone) about this 

request. Government counsel has no objection to extending the Defendants’ reply deadline to 

November 30, 2021. 

Because of the reasons stated above and the government’s non-opposition to the extension 

of time, Defendants respectfully request that the Court enter an order extending and setting the 

Defendants’ deadline to reply to the Government’s Response to Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 1393) 

for November 30, 2021.

Excludable delay under 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h) may occur as a result of this motion or an order 

based thereon.

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED this 18th day of November 2021,

BIENERT KATZMAN LITTRELL 

WILLIAMS LLP

s/ Whitney Z. Bernstein

Thomas H. Bienert, Jr.

Whitney Z. Bernstein

Attorneys for James Larkin

Pursuant to the District’s Electronic Case Filing Administrative Policies and Procedures Manual (Oct. 2020) § 

II(C)(3), Whitney Z. Bernstein hereby attests that all other signatories listed, and on whose behalf this filing is 

submitted, concur in the filing’s content and have authorized its filing.

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LIPSITZ GREEN SCIME CAMBRIA LLP

s/ Paul J. Cambria, Jr.

Paul J. Cambria, Jr.

Erin McCampbell Paris

Attorneys for Michael Lacey

BIRD MARELLA BOXER WOLPERT 

NESSIM DROOKS LINCENBERG AND 

RHOW PC

s/ Gary S. Lincenberg

Gary S. Lincenberg

Ariel A. Neuman

Gopi K. Panchapakesan

Attorneys for John Brunst

FEDER LAW OFFICE PA

s/ Bruce Feder

Bruce Feder

Attorneys for Scott Spear

DAVID EISENBERG PLC

s/ David Eisenberg

David Eisenberg

Attorneys for Andrew Padilla

JOY BERTRAND ESQ LLC

s/ Joy Bertrand

Joy Bertrand

Attorneys for Joye Vaught

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.1 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I hereby certify that on November 18, 2021, I electronically transmitted the attached 

document to the Clerk’s Office using the CM/ECF System for filing and transmittal of a Notice 

of Electronic Filing to the CM/ECF registrants who have entered their appearance as counsel of 

record. 

/s/ Toni Thomas 

Toni Thomas

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