DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
DIVISION OF ST. CROIX
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VALERIE C. ABRAMSEN, MICHAEL AUSTRIE,
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CYNTHIA BATTISTE, JACQUELINE M. BLYDEN,
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KOFI BOATENG, ROSALIND BROWNE, CLARICE 5
2007-CV-0031
CLARKE, SARAH DAHL-SMITH, KENNETH A.O. 5
DAVIS, HELEN N. DOOKHAM, KWAME N.
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GARCIA, ALBION GEORGE, CLINTON GEORGE,
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MIRIAM F. GREENE, ALICE V. HENRY, ZORAIDA 5
E. JACOBS, EVANNIE E. JEREMIAH, SUE LAKOS,
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RANDALL MACEDON, BLANCHE K. MILLS,
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DALE R. MORTON, ORPHA C. PENN, LOUIS E.
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PETERSEN, PhD, JOSEPHINE PETERSEN-
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SPRINGER, YVONNE PHILLIPS, CARLOS ROBLES, 5
TONI A. THOMAS, JILLEAN WEBSTER, CARMEN 5
WESSELHOFT,
 
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Plaintiffs,  
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v.
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MIKE JOHANNS, in his offical capacity as Secretary 5
of Agriculture of the United States of America and
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his successors in such office, and the United States
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Department of Agriculture,
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Defendants.
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TO:
Warren B. Cole, Esq.
Angela P. Tyson-Floyd, Esq., AUSA
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE ANSWER TO
FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT OUT OF TIME
Case: 1:07-cv-00031-HB   Document #: 62   Filed: 09/29/08   Page 1 of 2
Abramsen v. United States
2007-CV-0031
Order Granting Defendants’ Motion For Leave to File Answer to First Amended Complaint Out of Time
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THIS MATTER came before the Court upon Defendants’ Motion For Leave to File
Answer to First Amended Complaint Out of Time (Docket No. 51). The time for filing a
response has expired.
With due consideration to the policy favoring liberal allowance of amendments to
pleadings, and in the absence of any opposition, the Court finds that Defendants’ motion
should be granted.
Accordingly, it is now hereby ORDERED:
1.
Defendants’ Motion For Leave to File Answer to First Amended Complaint
Out of Time (Docket No. 51) is GRANTED.
2.
Answer of Federal defendant to Amended Complaint (Docket No. 52) is
accepted and DEEMED FILED  as of the date of filing, August 14, 2008.
ENTER:
Dated: September 29, 2008
                                /s/                                    
GEORGE W. CANNON, JR.
U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Case: 1:07-cv-00031-HB   Document #: 62   Filed: 09/29/08   Page 2 of 2