If they were timely served, they would have filed answers by now...unless they had filed a motion to dismiss. Sometime Plaintiff will allow additional time to answer or file a Motion to Dismiss. In the subject case, given the time gaps I must suspect they are operating on stipulated expetentions while they negotiate a settlement of all claims.
In our case we had the ex parte motion to impound and had to answer at the same time. I would not do a Motion to Dismiss as Judge Saylor had been a reporter in his pre-law life and I feared a pre-disposition to be a bit dispositive. It was just TOO MUCH FUN to be dispositive in the first 30 to 60 days. And Bob would not have had the opportunity to acheive his fasinating legal career!!! And as you can see, when it was dismissed, BY THE PLAINTIFF, we took serious exception!!!
And the training school continues as Bob prepares an appeal to the Supreme Court of the United States!!!
So, let the negotiations continue and be assured these guys WILL PAY to get rid of this one...the project to "counteract the counterfeit" is looking a bit counterfeit these days!!!!
Gailon Arthur Joy
AUReporter