Sims
(PS) Petersen v. Sims
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KYLE PETERSEN, No. 1:19-cv-00138-DAD-EPG (PS) Plaintiff, v. ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’
APPLICATION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME
ANTHONY SIMS, JR. and NICHOLAS TORRES, (ECF No. 89) 15 Defendants. 16 This matter is before the Court on Defendants’ application for an extension of time to file a supplemental brief addressing the Ninth Circuit’s decision in United States v. Peterson, 995 F.3d 1061 (9th Cir. 2021), which brief this Court previously ordered to be filed by June 30, 2021. (ECF No. 89, see ECF No. 88). As grounds for the extension, Defendants argue as follows: First, Plaintiff’s appellate counsel has requested (and received) an extension of time to file a petition for rehearing en banc. See United States v. Peterson, 19- 10246 at Dkt. Nos. 34, 35. The deadline for counsel to file a petition for rehearing is July 6, 2021. Id. Should a petition be granted, a further stay of this case may be warranted. Second,…