Filed: Jul. 07, 2017
Latest Update: Jul. 07, 2017
Summary: UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO ANSWER OR OTHERWISE RESPOND TO COMPLAINT NOTE ON MOTION CALENDAR: July 6, 2017 JAMES L. ROBART , District Judge . Defendant Microsoft Corporation Welfare Plan (the "Plan"), by and through its attorneys, moves this Court for an order extending the time for the Plan to answer or otherwise respond to the complaint. The Plan's response or answer is currently due July 10, 2017. Plaintiff Renee Bergeson ("Plaintiff") does not oppose this motion. The Plan
Summary: UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO ANSWER OR OTHERWISE RESPOND TO COMPLAINT NOTE ON MOTION CALENDAR: July 6, 2017 JAMES L. ROBART , District Judge . Defendant Microsoft Corporation Welfare Plan (the "Plan"), by and through its attorneys, moves this Court for an order extending the time for the Plan to answer or otherwise respond to the complaint. The Plan's response or answer is currently due July 10, 2017. Plaintiff Renee Bergeson ("Plaintiff") does not oppose this motion. The Plan ..
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UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO ANSWER OR OTHERWISE RESPOND TO COMPLAINT
NOTE ON MOTION CALENDAR: July 6, 2017
JAMES L. ROBART, District Judge.
Defendant Microsoft Corporation Welfare Plan (the "Plan"), by and through its attorneys, moves this Court for an order extending the time for the Plan to answer or otherwise respond to the complaint. The Plan's response or answer is currently due July 10, 2017. Plaintiff Renee Bergeson ("Plaintiff") does not oppose this motion. The Plan respectfully requests an extension of time to answer or otherwise respond until July 18, 2017. In support of its unopposed motion, the Plan states as follows:
1. On May 18, 2017, Plaintiff filed this action in the U.S.D.C. for the Western District of Washington.
2. Defendant The Prudential Insurance Company of America ("Prudential") was served through the Washington Insurance Commissioner, and its response is currently due July 18, 2017.
3. The Plan was served on June 20, 2017, and its response is currently due on July 10, 2017.
4. The Plan began promptly collecting and reviewing the relevant file documents in order to prepare a response to Plaintiff's complaint, but requests an additional time of 8 days to complete its investigation and prepare its response.
5. Further, Prudential and the Plan are represented by the same counsel, and this extension would allow Defendants' counsel to better coordinate Defendants' response to the complaint.
6. On July 5, 2017, counsel for Defendants conferred with counsel for Plaintiff regarding the request for an extension until July 18, 2017 to answer or otherwise respond to Plaintiff's complaint. Plaintiff's counsel indicated that Plaintiff does not oppose this request.
7. This motion is filed before the response to the complaint is due and is filed in good faith and not for the purpose of unwarranted delay.
WHEREFORE, the Plan respectfully requests that the Court issue an order granting the Plan until July 18, 2017, to answer or otherwise respond to Plaintiff's complaint.
ORDER
Having reviewed the unopposed motion for extension of time to answer or otherwise respond to the complaint, the Court hereby GRANTS the motion and ORDERS that Microsoft Corporation Welfare Plan's deadline to answer or otherwise respond to the complaint is extended until July 18, 2017.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
