Order Permitting Consolidated Briefing And Extending

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An order in United States of America ex rel. Paul Pietschner v. Kathryn Petralia, et al., Civil No. 4:21-CV-110-SDJ, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Sherman Division, filed February 27, 2025 as Document 64. It grants the parties' Joint Motion for Leave to File Consolidated Briefing, and For Extension of Page Limits and Filing Deadlines (Dkt. #63). The order permits a joint brief supporting a motion to dismiss of up to 30 pages on common issues and individual briefs of up to 25 pages, with matching limits for the Government's responses and limits of 15 and 10 pages for replies and sur-replies. It sets the Government's opposition briefs for April 17, 2025, defendants' replies for May 9, 2025 and any sur-replies for May 30, 2025. It is signed by United States District Judge Sean D. Jordan.

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Case 4:21-cv-00110-SDJ      Document 64     Filed 02/27/25   Page 1 of 2 PageID #: 424




                          UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
                           EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
                               SHERMAN DIVISION

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,                  §
ex rel. PAUL PIETSCHNER                    §
                                           §
v.                                         §   CIVIL NO. 4:21-CV-110-SDJ
                                           §
KATHRYN PETRALIA, ET AL.                   §

     ORDER PERMITTING CONSOLIDATED BRIEFING AND EXTENDING
                   PAGE LIMITS AND DEADLINES

       Before the Court is the parties’ Joint Motion for Leave to File Consolidated

Briefing, and For Extension of Page Limits and Filing Deadlines. (Dkt. #63). Having

considered the motion, the Court determines that it should be granted.

       Therefore, it is ORDERED that motion is GRANTED. The Court ORDERS

as follows:

       a.     Defendants may file a brief in support of a joint motion to dismiss not to

exceed 30 pages addressing issues common to all Defendants;

       b.     Each Defendant may file a brief in support of individual motions to

dismiss not to exceed 25 pages addressing issues specific to each Defendant;

       c.     The Government may file a response to Defendants’ joint motion to

dismiss not to exceed 30 pages;

       d.     The Government may file a separate response to each individual

Defendant’s motion to dismiss not to exceed 25 pages;

       e.     Defendants may file a reply in support of their joint motion to dismiss

not to exceed 15 pages;


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      f.     Each defendant may file a separate reply in support of their individual

motion to dismiss not to exceed 10 pages;
      .
      g.     The Government may file sur-replies, if any, in accordance with the

Local Rules, in response to the joint motion not to exceed 15 pages, and in response

to individual motions to dismiss not to exceed 10 pages each;

      h.     The Government’s opposition briefs will be due on April 17, 2025, the

Defendants’ reply briefs will be due on May 9, 2025; and any sur-replies filed by the

Government will be due on May 30, 2025.


           So ORDERED and SIGNED this 27th day of February, 2025.




                                                     ____________________________________
                                                     SEAN D. JORDAN
                                                     UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE




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