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Case 10-05104-gwz Doc 48 Entered 03/14/12 23:53:57 Page 1 of 28

Zach Coughlin,Esq.Nevada Bar No: 9473121 River Roc !".Reno, N# $9%&1'ele: 77%(33$($11$

)a*: 949(++7(74&2""orne- or /eendan" Ro0er" eller

N'E/ !''E! BNR'C5 C6R'/!'RC' 6) NE#/

n Re: R6BER' EER Case No.: B 1&(%2+39(g;1%>12

8earing 'i?e: 2:3&

MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE AMENDED ANSWER AND COUNTERCLAIM TO AMENDED COMPLAINT AND ASSOCIATED MOTIONS TO DISMISS AND DISCOVERY REQUESTS

'his o"ion is 0ased on "he ollo;ing e?orandu? o oin"s and u"hori"ies as ;ell

as R +(1, Rule 7&1% )ed. R. Banr. . and Rule 1%@2 )ed. R. Civ. .

MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES.

!''EEN' 6) N/!'E/ )C'!6n Aul- 2, 2&1&, /e0"or>/eendan" R6BER' EER @hereina"er eller or /eendan"

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iles "his o"ion or E*"ension o "i?e "o )ile ?ended ns;er and Coun"erlcai?s and ssocia"eo"ions "o /is?iss and /iscover- Reques"s. E*ce="ional circu?s"ances dic"a"e reques"ing "his so,and a con"inuance ?a- have alread- 0een gran"ed, ho;ever, "he undersigned ass "his Cour" "o =lease

allo; a" leas" a cou=le ?ore da-s "o ge" "hese ?a""ers address and can oer s"rong evidence insu==or" o ;h- an e*"ension or con"inuance is needed.DCadle asser"s "ha" i" is en"i"led "o su??ar- udg?en" on i"s o0ec"ion "o discharge, clai?ingAaco0o;i"< has no" =roducedF+7& 0an s"a"e?en"s, canceled checs, de=osi" sli=s or o"her ledgers or0oos "ha" ;ould allo; i" "o co?=rehend ;ha" ca?e in"o and le" "he de0"orGs hands in "he -earsi??edia"el- =receding his 0anru="c- =roceeding and "ha" his ailure "o ee= cer"ain 0usiness records

viola"es 11 .!.C. H 727@a@3. !u??ar- Audg?en" !"andard !u??ar- udg?en" should 0e gran"edunder )ed.R.Civ.. %+, ?ade a==lica0le "o "his =roceeding 0- Banru="c- Rule 7&%+, ;hen "here isno genuine issue o ?a"erial ac" and "he ?oving =ar"- is en"i"led "o udg?en" as a ?a""er o la;.Celo"e* Cor=. v. Ca"re"", 477 .!. 317, 322, 1&+ !.C". 2%4$, 91 .Ed.2d 2+% @19$+. 'he non(?oving

=ar"- ?a- o==ose a su??ar- udg?en" ?o"ion 0- ?aing a sho;ing "ha" "here is a genuine issue as"o a ?a"erial ac" in su==or" o a verdic" or "ha" =ar"-. nderson v. i0er"- o00-, nc., 477 .!. 242

249, 1&+ !.C". 2%&%, 2%1&I11, 91 .Ed.2d 2&2 @19$+. !ec"ion 727@a@3 nder 11 .!.C. H 727 o"he Code, an individual de0"or is en"i"led "o a discharge unless one o "he "en enu?era"ed e*ce="ions"o discharge s=eciied in H 727@a is es"a0lished. 'he discharge e*"ends "o all =re(=e"i"ion de0"s,e*ce=" "o "he e*"en" "o ;hich a =ar"icular de0" is held non(dischargea0le under H %23 o "he Code. 11.!.C. H 727@0. !ee arras v. 8ansen @n re arras, 1+% B.R. +3+, +3$ @N./.ll.1994. J1K60ec"ions "o discharge are s"ric"l- cons"rued agains" "he o0ec"ing =ar"- and li0erall- in avor o "hede0"or "o =ro?o"e "he 0anru="c- goal o =roviding a resh s"ar" or "he hones" de0"or. !ee Ban oenns-lvania v. dl?an @n re dl?an, %41 ).2d 999, 1&&3 @2d Cir.197+L Con"inen"al llinois Na"Gl

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us"iied in ailing "o ?ain"ain "he 0are ?ini?u? 0oos and records ro? ;hich his inancialcondi"ion or 0usiness "ransac"ions ?igh" 0e ascer"ained,F+73 and ;ould si?ilarl- 0e denied a 0anru="c- discharge. #. C6NC!6N )or "he oregoing reasons, CadleGs ?o"ion or su??ar-udg?en" is gran"ed. 'his Cour" shall issue a se=ara"e 6rder in conor?i"- ;i"h "his e?orandu?and /ecision.D Br"c-.!./.N.5.,2&&3. n re Aaco0o;i"< 29+ B.R. +++, %& Collier Banr.Cas.2d1&%%

CA! BNR'C5 H 139 age 2 $ C.A.!. Banru="c- H 13 n adversar- =roceeding is

an- one o several =roceedings enu?era"ed 0- "he Banru="c- Code. ll dis=u"es in 0anru="c- are

ei"her adversar- =roceedings or con"es"ed ?a""ers.J1K n adversar- =roceeding is a =roceedingJ2K "o:

@1 recover ?one- or =ro=er"-, e*ce=" a =roceeding "o co?=el "he de0"or "o deliver =ro=er"- "o "he

"rus"ee, or a =roceeding under Banru="c- Code =rovisions and )ederal Rules o Banru="c-rocedure rela"ing "o a0andon?en" o es"a"e =ro=er"- "ha" is 0urdenso?e "o "he es"a"e or "ha" is oinconsequen"ial value and 0enei" "o "he es"a"e,J3K dis=osal o cer"ain =ro=er"- 0- "he Cha="er 7 "rus"ee,J4K e*a?ina"ion o "he de0"orGs "ransac"ions ;i"h "he de0"orGs a""orne-,J%K or an accoun"ing 0-a =rior cus"odianJ+K o es"a"e =ro=er"-LJ7K @2 de"er?ine "he validi"-, =riori"-, or e*"en" o a lien oro"her in"eres" in =ro=er"- o"her "han a =roceeding under "he )ederal Rule o Banru="c- rocedureJ$Krela"ing "o avoidance 0- "he de0"or o "ransers o e*e?=" =ro=er"-LJ9K @3 o0"ain a==roval under "heBanru="c- CodeJ1&K or "he sale o 0o"h "he in"eres" o "he es"a"e and o a co(o;ner in =ro=er"-LJ 11K

@4 o0ec" "o or revoe a dischargeLJ12K @% revoe an order o conir?a"ion o a Cha="er 11, 12, or 13

=lanLJ13K @+ de"er?ine "he dischargea0ili"- o a de0"LJ14K @7 o0"ain an inunc"ion or o"her equi"a0lerelie, e*ce=" ;hen a Cha="er 9, 11, 12, or 13 =lan =rovides or "he relieLJ 1%K @$ su0ordina"e an-allo;ed clai? or in"eres", e*ce=" ;hen su0ordina"ion is =rovided in a Cha="er 9, 11, 12, or 13 =lanLJ1+K @9 o0"ain a declara"or- udg?en" ;i"h res=ec" "o an- o "he oregoingLJ17K and @1& de"er?ine a

clai? or cause o ac"ion re?oved under 2$ .!.C.. H 14%2.J1$K ll o"her =roceedings are ?erel-

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con"es"ed ?a""ers.J19K dversar- =roceedings are co??enced 0- co?=lain"J2&K and are governed 0-

ar" #J21 K o "he )ederal Rules o Banru="c- rocedureJ22K ;hich ?ae a==lica0le "o such

=roceedings nu?erous =rovisions o "he )ederal Rules o Civil rocedure. henever a )ederal Rule

$ C.A.!. Banru="c- H 139 o Civil rocedure a==lica0le "o adversar- =roceedings ?aes reerence

"o ano"her )ederal Rule o Civil rocedure, "he reerence ?us" 0e read as a reerence "o "he )ederal

Rule o Civil rocedure as ?odiied in ar" # o "he )ederal Rules o Banru="c- rocedure.J23K

'he )ederal Rules o Civil rocedure ;hich are incor=ora"ed 0- reerence and ?ade a==lica0le 0-

"he )ederal Rules o Banru="c- rocedure are "he Rules in eec" on "he eec"ive da"e o "he )ederal

Rules o Banru="c- rocedure and as "herea"er a?ended, unless o"her;ise =rovided 0- such

a?end?en" or 0- "he )ederal Rules o Banru="c- rocedure.J24K n a =roceeding ;hich should 0e

"rea"ed as an adversar- =roceeding under "he rules, devia"ion ro? adversar- =roceeding =rocedure

?a- 0e =er?i""ed ;here "here is no o0ec"ion.J2%K Even ;here "here is an o0ec"ion, ailure "o ollo;

adversar- =roceeding =rocedure ;ill no" necessaril- render a =roceeding void,J2+K al"hough so?e

au"hori"ies have s"a"ed "ha" "he cour" is de=rived o urisdic"ion.J27K roceedings agains" sure"ies.

henever "he Banru="c- Code or "he )ederal Rules o Banru="c- rocedure require or =er?i" "he

giving o securi"- 0- a =ar"-, and securi"- is given in "he or? o a 0ond or s"i=ula"ion or o"her

under"aing ;i"h one or ?ore sure"ies, each sure"- su0?i"s "o "he urisdic"ion o "he cour", and

lia0ili"- ?a- 0e de"er?ined in an adversar- =roceeding.J2$K C'#E !EEN'

!"a"u"es: )ed. R. Banr. . 7&&1@4, as a?ended =ril 2$, 2&1&, and eec"ive /ece?0er 1, 2&1&,

=rovides "ha" a =roceeding "o o0ec" "o or revoe a discharge, o"her "han an o0ec"ion "o discharge

under 11 .!.C.. HH 727@a@$, @a@9, 132$@, is an adversar- =roceeding. Cases: Banru="c-

cour"Gs legal error in conir?ing de0"orGs Cha="er 13 =lan a0sen" a inding o undue hardshi= in an

adversar- =roceeding did no" render i"s udg?en" voidL cour"Gs ailure "o ind undue hardshi= in

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agree on deadlines, or ;ish "o see a ;aiver o "he require?en" or a discover- =lan, "he- ?us" sa- so

on "he ron" =age o "he discover- =lan. @% nless "he- are e*cused, "he =ar"ies ?us" a==ear a" an-

scheduling conerence. @+ "er "he irs" scheduling conerence, "he Cour" ;ill a==rove, disa==rove,

or ?odi- "he discover- =lan, en"er o"her orders as a==ro=ria"e, and issue an order regarding =re"rial

and "rial. 'he Cour" ?a- order a s"a"us hearing or a conerence o all "he =ar"ies a" an- "i?e. @c 'i?e

li?i"s or iling cer"ain ?o"ions. nless "he Cour" orders o"her;ise, "he ollo;ing "i?e =eriods govern

iling cer"ain ?o"ions: @1 ll ?o"ions "o a?end "he =leadings under )ed. R. Banr. . 7&1%@a or or

"he oinder o =ar"ies ?us" 0e iled in "i?e "o 0e heard no la"er "han "he close o discover-. "he

a?end?en" or oinder is allo;ed, unless "he Cour" orders o"her;ise, discover- ;ill 0e e*"ended or

or"-(ive @4% da-s or "he li?i"ed =ur=oses o conduc"ing discover- on "he a?end?en"s or oindersL

@2 nless o"her;ise ordered, all =o"en"iall- dis=osi"ive ?o"ions on an- issues ?us" 0e iled 0- "he

close o discover-L and, @3 o"ions in li?ine ?us" 0e iled a" "he "i?e o "he =re"rial conerence, and

an- res=onses ?us" 0e iled no less "han seven @7 da-s 0eore "he s"ar" o "rial. No re=l- ;ill 0e

=er?i""ed unless "he Cour" reques"s one. @d re"rial order and "rial se""ing. @1 'he 6rder Regarding

re"rial and 'rial ?a- se" "he da"e or iling a oin" or se=ara"e "rial s"a"e?en"@s. 'he Cour" ?a-,

ho;ever, order a oin" =re"rial order a" an- "i?e. nless o"her;ise ordered, "he =ar"ies ?us" use "he

=rescri0ed =re"rial order and s"andard "rial s"a"e?en", 0o"h o ;hich ?a- 0e o0"ained ro? "he Cler

or "he Cour"Qs ;e0si"e. @2 'he Cour" ?a- se" a "rial da"e in "he order regarding =re"rial and "rial or 0-

se=ara"e ;ri""en or oral order. Con"inuances are disavored. @e !e""le?en" conerence and al"erna"ive

?e"hods o dis=u"e resolu"ion. 'he Cour" ?a- se" an- adversar- =roceeding or se""le?en"

conerence, su??ar- ur- "rial, or o"her al"erna"ive ?e"hod o dis=u"e resolu"ion.

R +(1. REE!'! )6R C6N'NNCE, ES'EN!6N 6) 'E 6R 6R/ER !86R'ENNM

'E. @a Ever- ?o"ion reques"ing a con"inuance, e*"ension o "i?e, or order shor"ening "i?e shall

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AMENDED COMPLAINT AND ASSOCIATED MOTIONS TO DISMISS AND DISCOVERY REQUESTS



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0e )iled 0- "he Cler and =rocessed as an e*=edi"ed ?a""er. E* =ar"e ?o"ions and s"i=ula"ions shall

0e governed 0- R +(2. @0 Ever- ?o"ion or s"i=ula"ion "o e*"end "i?e shall inor? "he Cour" o an-

=revious e*"ensions gran"ed and s"a"e "he reasons or "he e*"ension reques"ed. reques" ?ade a"er

"he e*=ira"ion o "he s=eciied =eriod shall no" 0e gran"ed unless "he ?oving =ar"-, a""orne-, or o"her

=erson de?ons"ra"es "ha" "he ailure "o ac" ;as "he resul" o e*cusa0le neglec". ??edia"el- 0elo; "he

"i"le o such ?o"ion or s"i=ula"ion "here shall also 0e included a s"a"e?en" indica"ing ;he"her i" is "he

irs", second, "hird, e"c., reques"ed e*"ension, i.e.: !''6N )6R ES'EN!6N 6) 'E '6

)E 6'6N! @)irs" Reques" @c 'he Cour" ?a- se" aside an- e*"ension o0"ained in con"raven"ion

o "his Rule. @d s"i=ula"ion or ?o"ion seeing "o e*"end "he "i?e "o ile an o==osi"ion or inal re=l-

"o a ?o"ion, or "o e*"end "he "i?e i*ed or hearing a ?o"ion, ?us" s"a"e in i"s o=ening =aragra=h "he

iling da"e o "he ?o"ion.

'o "he e*"en" i" has no" alread- 0een ;aived, "he undersigned ?aes "his as onl- a s=ecial

a==earance "o challenge "he ac" "ha" o==osing counsel 6GRoure never did a==ro=ria"el- serve a

co?=le"e co=- o all "he e*hi0i"s "o "he ini"ials !u??ons and Co?=lain", as such service and =rocess

are deicien" and "he su??ons is no longer "i?el-.

Rule 7&&3. Co??ence?en" o dversar- roceeding Rule 3 ).R.Civ.. a==lies in adversar-

=roceedings. Rule 7&&4. rocessL !ervice o !u??ons, Co?=lain" @a !u??onsL serviceL =roo o

service. Rule 4@a, @0, @c@1, @d@1, @e(@, @l, and @? ).R.Civ.. a==lies in adversar- =roceedings.

ersonal service =ursuan" "o Rule 4@e(@ ).R.Civ.. ?a- 0e ?ade 0- an- =erson a" leas" 1$ -ears o

age ;ho is no" a =ar"-, and "he su??ons ?a- 0e delivered 0- "he cler "o an- such =erson. @0

!ervice 0- irs" class ?ail.

Rule 7&12. /eenses and 60ec"ions((hen and 8o; resen"ed((B- leading or o"ion((

o"ion or Audg?en" on "he leadings @a hen =resen"ed. a co?=lain" is dul- served, "he

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deendan" shall serve an ans;er ;i"hin 3& da-s a"er "he issuance o "he su??ons, e*ce=" ;hen a

dieren" "i?e is =rescri0ed 0- "he cour". 'he cour" shall =rescri0e "he "i?e or service o "he ans;er

;hen service o a co?=lain" is ?ade 0- =u0lica"ion or u=on a =ar"- in a oreign coun"r-. =ar"-

served ;i"h a =leading s"a"ing a cross(clai? shall serve an ans;er "here"o ;i"hin 2& da-s a"er

service. 'he =lain"i shall serve a re=l- "o a coun"erclai? in "he ans;er ;i"hin 2& da-s a"er service

o "he ans;er or, i a re=l- is ordered 0- "he cour", ;i"hin 2& da-s a"er service o "he order, unless "he

order o"her;ise direc"s. 'he ni"ed !"a"es or an oicer or agenc- "hereo shall serve an ans;er "o a

co?=lain" ;i"hin 3% da-s a"er "he issuance o "he su??ons, and shall serve an ans;er "o a cross(

clai?, or a re=l- "o a coun"erclai?, ;i"hin 3% da-s a"er service u=on "he ni"ed !"a"es a""orne- o "he

=leading in ;hich "he clai? is asser"ed. 'he service o a ?o"ion =er?i""ed under "his rule al"ers "hese

=eriods o "i?e as ollo;s, unless a dieren" "i?e is i*ed 0- order o "he cour": @1 i "he cour" denies

"he ?o"ion or =os"=ones i"s dis=osi"ion un"il "he "rial on "he ?eri"s, "he res=onsive =leading shall 0e

served ;i"hin 1& da-s a"er no"ice o "he cour"Gs ac"ionL @2 i "he cour" gran"s a ?o"ion or a ?ore

deini"e s"a"e?en", "he res=onsive =leading shall 0e served ;i"hin 1& da-s a"er "he service o a ?ore

deini"e s"a"e?en". @0 ==lica0ili"- o Rule 12@0(@h ).R.Civ.. Rule 12@0(@h ).R.Civ.. a==lies in

adversar- =roceedings. res=onsive =leading shall ad?i" or den- an allega"ion "ha" "he =roceeding is

core or non( core. "he res=onse is "ha" "he =roceeding is non(core, i" shall include a s"a"e?en" "ha"

"he =ar"- does or does no" consen" "o en"r- o inal orders or udg?en" 0- "he 0anru="c- udge. n

non(core =roceedings inal orders and udg?en"s shall no" 0e en"ered on "he 0anru="c- udgeGs order

e*ce=" ;i"h "he e*=ress consen" o "he =ar"ies. Rule 7&13. Coun"erclai? and Cross(Clai? Rule 13

).R.Civ.. a==lies in adversar- =roceedings, e*ce=" "ha" a =ar"- sued 0- a "rus"ee or de0"or in

=ossession need no" s"a"e as a coun"erclai? an- clai? "ha" "he =ar"- has agains" "he de0"or, "he

de0"orGs =ro=er"-, or "he es"a"e, unless "he clai? arose a"er "he en"r- o an order or relie. "rus"ee

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Case 10-05104-gwz Doc 48 Entered 03/14/12 23:53:57 Page 17 of 28te: compare Rule 7012's ""if the court denies the motion...responsive pleading shall be served within 1

ter notice of the court's action"...to Chair Echeverria's dictate in his October 31st, 2012 Order, whic

erk of Court Peters admitted was not included in the mail going out that day from the SBN, that verifie

swer was due from Coughlin by 5 pm on November 9th, versus NRCP 12's November 19th, 2012 application, t

e failure

the SBN to file in Coughlin's September 17th, '12 Motion to Dismiss and lies in 10/9/12 Peters Affidav

ould

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or de0"or in =ossession ;ho ails "o =lead a coun"erclai? "hrough oversigh", inadver"ence, or

e*cusa0le neglec", or ;hen us"ice so requires, ?a- 0- leave o cour" a?end "he =leading, or

co??ence a ne; adversar- =roceeding or se=ara"e ac"ion.

'he undersigned ur"her ;ishes "o asser" =rocedural and su0s"an"ive deiciencies inheren" "o

"he regis"ra"ion o "his oreign udg?en" in C#&+(&1423 ( '8E C/E C6 #! R6BER' EER

@/7 )iling /a"e: onda- , Aune 19"h, 2&&+. )ur"her, "here a==ears "o 0e su==or" or "he con"en"ion

"ha" r. eller ;as never a==ro=ria"el- served in "ha" ?a""er, and cer"ianl- =ersonal service ;as no"

eec"ed, and i" is no" clear "ha" r. eller "rul- ;aived an- such deiciencies.

Rule 7&12. /eenses and 60ec"ions((hen and 8o; resen"ed((B- leading or o"ion((o"ion or

Audg?en" on "he leadings @a hen =resen"ed. a co?=lain" is dul- served, "he deendan" shall

serve an ans;er ;i"hin 3& da-s a"er "he issuance o "he su??ons, e*ce=" ;hen a dieren" "i?e is

=rescri0ed 0- "he cour". 'he cour" shall =rescri0e "he "i?e or service o "he ans;er ;hen service o a

co?=lain" is ?ade 0- =u0lica"ion or u=on a =ar"- in a oreign coun"r-. =ar"- served ;i"h a =leading

s"a"ing a cross(clai? shall serve an ans;er "here"o ;i"hin 2& da-s a"er service. 'he =lain"i shall

serve a re=l- "o a coun"erclai? in "he ans;er ;i"hin 2& da-s a"er service o "he ans;er or, i a re=l-

is ordered 0- "he cour", ;i"hin 2& da-s a"er service o "he order, unless "he order o"her;ise direc"s.

'he ni"ed !"a"es or an oicer or agenc- "hereo shall serve an ans;er "o a co?=lain" ;i"hin 3% da-s

a"er "he issuance o "he su??ons, and shall serve an ans;er "o a cross(clai?, or a re=l- "o a

coun"erclai?, ;i"hin 3% da-s a"er service u=on "he ni"ed !"a"es a""orne- o "he =leading in ;hich

"he clai? is asser"ed. 'he service o a ?o"ion =er?i""ed under "his rule al"ers "hese =eriods o "i?e as

ollo;s, unless a dieren" "i?e is i*ed 0- order o "he cour": @1 i "he cour" denies "he ?o"ion or

=os"=ones i"s dis=osi"ion un"il "he "rial on "he ?eri"s, "he res=onsive =leading shall 0e served ;i"hin

1& da-s a"er no"ice o "he cour"Gs ac"ionL @2 i "he cour" gran"s a ?o"ion or a ?ore deini"e

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s"a"e?en", "he res=onsive =leading shall 0e served ;i"hin 1& da-s a"er "he service o a ?ore deini"e

s"a"e?en". @0 ==lica0ili"- o Rule 12@0(@h ).R.Civ.. Rule 12@0(@h ).R.Civ.. a==lies in

adversar- =roceedings. res=onsive =leading shall ad?i" or den- an allega"ion "ha" "he =roceeding is

core or non( core. "he res=onse is "ha" "he =roceeding is non(core, i" shall include a s"a"e?en" "ha"

"he =ar"- does or does no" consen" "o en"r- o inal orders or udg?en" 0- "he 0anru="c- udge. n

non(core =roceedings inal orders and udg?en"s shall no" 0e en"ered on "he 0anru="c- udgeGs order

e*ce=" ;i"h "he e*=ress consen" o "he =ar"ies. Rule 7&13. Coun"erclai? and Cross(Clai? Rule 13

).R.Civ.. a==lies in adversar- =roceedings, e*ce=" "ha" a =ar"- sued 0- a "rus"ee or de0"or in

=ossession need no" s"a"e as a coun"erclai? an- clai? "ha" "he =ar"- has agains" "he de0"or, "he

de0"orGs =ro=er"-, or "he es"a"e, unless "he clai? arose a"er "he en"r- o an order or relie. "rus"ee

or de0"or in =ossession ;ho ails "o =lead a coun"erclai? "hrough oversigh", inadver"ence, or

e*cusa0le neglec", or ;hen us"ice so requires, ?a- 0- leave o cour" a?end "he =leading, or

co??ence a ne; adversar- =roceeding or se=ara"e ac"ion.

.LE!AL ANAYLSIS

?end?en" o co?=lain" =ar"- ?a- a?end "he =ar"-Gs =leading once as a ?a""er o course a"

an- "i?e 0eore res=onsive =leading is served or, i "he =leading is one "o ;hich no res=onsive

=leading is =er?i""ed and "he ac"ion has no" 0een =laced u=on "he "rial calendar, "he =ar"- ?a- so

a?end i" a" an- "i?e ;i"hin 2& da-s a"er i" is servedL o"her;ise a =ar"- ?a- a?end "he =ar"-Gs

=leading onl- 0- leave o cour" or 0- ;ri""en consen" o "he adverse =ar"-, and leave ?us" 0e reel-

given ;hen us"ice so requires. )ed. R. Civ. . 1%@a, ?ade a==lica0le in adversar- =roceedings 0-

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)ed. R. Banr. . 7&1%. 'his rule is a==lica0le "o co?=lain"s o0ec"ing "o discharge. )our"h Circui" n

re 'es"er, %+ B.R. 2&$ @./. #a. 19$%. %B )ed. roc., . Ed. H 9:17%& 0anru="c- cour" lacs

au"hori"- "o gran" an un"i?el- ?o"ion "o a?end an adversar- co?=lain" "o s"a"e ne; causes o ac"ion

o0ec"ing "o discharge ;here such ?o"ion is no" iled un"il a"er "he deadline or o0ec"ing "o

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asser"ed 0- deendan" regarding =re( or =os"=e"i"ion na"ure o unds i" ;as ;i"hholding. n re )le?ing

Co?=anies, nc., 323 B.R. 144, +1 )ed. R. !erv. 3d 29+ @Banr. /. /el. 2&&%. ddi"ional clai?s "ha"

Cha="er 11 "rus"ee sough" "o asser", in his a?ended co?=lain", agains" 0an "ha" inanced "he

leveraged 0u-ou" @B6 "ha" he challenged as ac"uall- and cons"ruc"ivel- raudulen" "ranser, or

0anGs alleged i?=roviden" lending and aiding in 0reach o iduciar- du"-, ;ere no" "i?e(0arred, 0u"

rela"ed 0ac "o his original "i?el- co?=lain", ;here "hese addi"ional clai?s arose ou" o "he sa?e

ac"s as "hose "ha" or?ed 0asis o "rus"eeGs ori( ginal clai?s agains" 0an. n re 66/C, C, 321

B.R. 12$ @Banr. /. /el. 2&&%. Dndue =reudiceGG "o =ar"- o==osing ?o"ion or leave "o a?end

co?=lain" is ?ore "han ?ere inconvenienceL i" is ound onl- ;here "he =ar"- ?us" overhaul i"s en"ire

li"iga"ion s"ra"eg-. n re )le?ing Co?=anies, nc., 319 B.R. 3%9 @Banr. /. /el. 2&&%. Cha="er 11

de0"orsG ?o"ion "o a?end "heir a?ended adversar- co?=lain" ;ould 0e denied as un"i?el- ;here,

al"hough ?o"ion ;as ?ade ;i"hin e*"ended =eriod or ?aing =re"rial ?o"ions, de0"ors ailed "o

us"i- "heir e*"ended and undue dela- in ;ai"ing un"il ;ell over a -ear a"er "he =ar"ies had agreed

"ha" "he =leadings ;ere Dse""ledD "o reques" ur"her a?end?en", and "o allo; de0"ors "o add ne;

causes o ac"ion and change "he ocus o "he li"iga"ion a"er discover- had 0een co?=le"ed, and a"er

deendan"s had inves"ed signiican" "i?e and ?one- in =re=aring and =resen"ing su??ar- udg?en"

?o"ions on "he =leadings, ;ould have 0een =reudicial "o deendan"s. n re 'horian, 3$7 B.R. %&

@Banr. /. daho 2&&$.

lain"i has ?ade no" a""e?=" "o e*=lain ;h- i" is a si?=le search o acer or cour" records

;ould no" have revealed "he incredi0l- eas- "o discover ac" "ha" eller iled a Cha="er 7 0anru="c-

=e"i"ion in 199&. lain"i in no ;a- s=eciies in an- de"ailing ;ha"soever s=eciicall- ho;, a" 0o"h

e*a?ina"ions, lain"i learned addi"ional ac"s "o su==or" "he novel cause o ac"ion con"ained in i"s

?ended Co?=lain". ha" ac"sT 8o; do "he- su==or" "he ne; cause o ac"ion in "he ?ended

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Co?=lain"T lain"i =rovides no su==or" or an argu?en" "ha" such ac"s ;ere no" easil-

discovera0le "hrough a reasona0l- diligen" inquir- 0- lain"i, such as checing cour"s records or

acer "o see i a =revious 0anru="c- had 0een iled 0- eller. " does no" "ae a grea" 0ig 0illing

even" lie de=osing eller and his ;ie "o ind "ha" ou", and ur"her, lain"iGs ailure "o do so is no"

e*cused ?erel- 0- "he ac" "ha" lain"i ?a- have su0sequen"l- 0eco?e a;are o "he 199& iling via

"he de=osi"ions. 'he =oin" is, a reasona0l- diligen" inquir- 0- lain"i ;ould have revealed "he 199&

iling, and lain"i has ?ade no a""e?=" "o es"a0lish "ha" "he de=osi"ions o eller and his ;ie -ield

an- s=ecial inor?a"ion "ha" ;ould e*cuse lain"iGs earlier lac o diligence or "he undue 0urden

and e*=ense is has caused eller. ha" is clear is "ha" eller can =roduce a cover le""er and )edE*

0illing o lading "ha" ;ere ?ailed along ;i"h "he !"i=ula"ed Audg?en" on "he eve o "rial on "ha"

s=eciicall- reer "o "he "als and docu?en"s involved in incor=ora"ing in"o "he !"i=ula"ed Audg?en"

"he !e""le?en" gree?en" eller can =roduce @i no" ?ore, de=ending u=on ;ha" is recovera0le ro?

Bi""ing and Bro;nGs dus"- iles da"ed =ril 1&, 199%, "ha" ?ore clearl- se"s or "he ac" "ha" eller

did no" s"i=ula"e "o an- raudulen" conduc" or a idicuar- or "rus" rela"ionshi= in connec"ion ;i"h "he

Audg?en" en"ered in a- 199%. Cer"ainl-, even i so?e"hing isnG" ound in Bi""ing @"he ReceiverGs

a""orne- or ellerGs old counsel Bro;nGs iles, "he =ril 1&, 199% !e""el?en" gree?en" and "he

cover le""er and )edE* 0ill o lading eller can =roduce and ;hich ;ere ?ailed along ;i"h ellerGs

signed !"i=ula"ed Audg?en" on arch 23 or "herea0ou"s, =laced "he onus on Bi""ing and "he Receiver

"o ?ae so?e air?a"ive ac"ion "o disavo; "he con"en"ions ?ade 0- eller "herein ;i"h res=ec" "o

"he e*cu=la"or- na"ure o "he discussions and docu?en"s connec"ed "o "he Audg?en" en"ered in a-

199%.

llo;ing Cadle "o a?end here cer"ainl- ;ould a?oun" "o undue =reudice "o eller. lread-,

us" "o ile "his 6==osi"ion, eller has 0een orced "o =rocure "he services o "he undersigned, and

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a0sen" "ha", eller ;ould 0e =a-ing a ;eeend =lu?0erGs e?ergenc- ranso? "o address a si"ua"ion

caused 0- 6GRoureGs ailure "o run a na?e search or eller "o discover- =revious 0anru="c-Gs and

"he doce"s "herero?. 6GRoure should surel- 0e a;are o and a0le "o use acer. )ur"her,

6GRoure, ;hose aggresive li"iga"ing is having a dele"erious eec" on eller or sure, doesnG" even

0o"her "o ci"e a single case in su==or" o his Dres udica"aD argu?en" @;ouldnG" "ha" argu?en" ;or "he

o"her ;a- "oo, i.e, since "here ;as no language s=eciicall- incor=ora"ing 0- reerence "he allega"ions

o "he Co?=lain" in "he Audg?en", "he issue "ha" eller co??i""ed no raud is 0arred 0- issue or clai?

=reclusionT

;es" Co??unica"ions n"ern., nc. v. ' U ' Cor=., 114 !..3d 1% 'e*.==.us"in,2&&3

Cour" rendering agreed udg?en" ?us" do so in s"ric" or li"eral co?=liance ;i"h se""le?en" agree?en"

#ernonGs nn.'e*as Rules Civ.roc., Rule 11. ssues o raud or ;illul evasion o "a*es ;ere never

ac"uall- li"iga"ed or ad?i""ed as "o de0"or 19$4 "a* lia0ili"ies in li"iga"ion 0eore 'a* Cour", and "hus,

de0"or ;as no" colla"erall- es"o==ed "o den- nondischargea0ili"- o 19$4 "a* de0" 0ased on his

consen" "o decision 0- ni"ed !"a"es 'a* Cour" o decision i?=osing raud =enal"ies, ;here no

ad?issions, ac"ual indings, or in"en"ion o =ar"ies concerning raud issue or ;illul evasion or 19$4

"a*es ;ere incor=ora"ed in"o 'a* Cour" decision, govern?en" ad?i""ed in i"s ans;er "ha" raud

=enal"ies, ;hich ;ere onl- discerni0le reason ro? ace o 'a* Cour" decision or den-ing

dischargea0( ili"- o 19$4 "a* lia0ili"-, ;ere dischargea0le, and s"i=ula"ed en"r- o decision ;as 0are

o an- ac"ual su==or". Banr.Code, 11 .!.C.. H %23@a@1@C. n re Mo, 1$& B.R. 193, Banr. .

Re=. @CC8 7+497, 7% .).'.R.2d9%(2%31 @Banr. ./. 'enn. 199%.

1% ..R. )ed. 2d 337 @6riginall- =u0lished in 2&&+ !ee =age 149 "hru 1+& s=eciic "o

insurance indus"r-. Dhere "he nsurance Co??issioner o "he !"a"e o es" #irginia

@Co??issioner ;as a=( =oin"ed "he receiver and liquida"or o an insolven" lie insurance co?=an-,

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and "he Co??is( sioner sued "he or?er direc"ors o "he lie insurance co?=an-, "he cour" in n re

il0ur, 1997 37%+$7 @Banr. ./. )la. 1997, ound "ha" "he Co??issioner ailed "o =resen"

evidence "ha" a de0"or or?er direc"or co??i""ed raud ;hile ac"ing in a iduciar- ca=aci"-, since "he

s"a"e cour"Gs holdings regarding "he de0"orGs iduciar- role did no" sa"is- "he require?en"s o "he

discharge e*ce="ion or raud or dealca"ion ;hile ac"ing in a iduciar- ca=aci"- under 11 .!.C.. H

%23@a@4. )lorida /e=ar"?en" o nsurance, in i"s ca=aci"- as "he receiver o insolven" insurance

co?=anies, 0rough" adversar- =roceedings agains" a 0anru=" or?er oicer and direc"or "o recover

or "he or?er oicerGs alleged usur=a"ion and 0reach o iduciar- du"- and "o e*ce=" "his

inde0"edness ro? discharge, and on "he de0"or oicerGs ?o"ion or su??ar- udg?en", "he cour" in

n re Blac0urn, 2&9 B.R. 4 @Banr. ./. )la. 1997, concluded "ha" "he general iduciar- du"ies

o;ed "o a )lorida cor=ora"ion 0- i"s oicers and direc"ors ;ere insuicien", 0- "he?selves, "o su==or"

"he clai? "ha" "he oicers and direc"ors s"ood in a Diduciar- ca=a( ci"-D "o "he cor=ora"ion or de0"

dischargea0ili"- =ur=oses under 11 .!.C.. H %23@a@4L 1% ..R. )ed. 2d 337 age 1+& 1% ..R.

)ed. 2d 337 @6riginall- =u0lished in 2&&+. D'he cour" n re Nords"ro?, $ )ed. ==*. $23 @9"h Cir.

2&&1, held "ha" no iduciar- rela( "ionshi=, or "he =ur=oses o "he iduciar- raud or dealca"ion

discharge e*ce="ion o 11 .!.C.. H %23@a@4, e*is"ed 0e";een "he udg?en"(credi"or and "he

individual de0"or as o;ner and o=era"or o ";o rela"ed cor=ora"ions engaged in "he sale o insurance

;here "he credi"or could no" sho; "he requisi"e e*=ress or "echnical "rus" 0e";een "he =ar"ies. 'he

credi"( or had 0een inured in an au"o?o0ile acciden" and o0"ained a deaul" udg?en" agains" "he o"h(

er driver, ;ho ;as insured 0- an insolven" co?=an- "ha" sold insurance "hrough "he de0"orGs

cor=ora"ion. 'he credi"or "hen iled a s"a"e cour" ac"ion agains" "he de0"or, individuall- and "hrough

his co?=anies, alleging "ha" he had in"en"ionall- engaged in a raudulen" sche?e "o sell underunded

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insurance =olicies in viola"ion o Caliornia la;, and o0"ained udg?en" agains" "he de0"or

co?=anies.D

Rule 7&1% )ed. R. Banr. ., incor=ora"ing Rule 1% )ed. R. Civ. ., =rovides a s"andard or

"he a?end?en" o =leadings. "er, ;here, as here, /eendan" has alread- iled a res=onsive

=leading, leave "o a?end should 0e gran"ed unless a?end?en" ;ould cause =reudice "o "he o==osing

=ar"-, is sough" in 0ad ai"h, is u"ile, or crea"es undue dela-. Aohnson v. a??o"h Recrea"ions, 97%

).2d +&4, +&7 @9"h Cir. 1992. n "his case, lain"i should no" 0e accorded leave "o a?end i"s

adversar- co?=lain" on all "hose accoun"s, and ur"her, as lain"i and i"s counsel "horoughl- ails "o

s=eci- in an- de"ail ;ha"soever ;ha" addi"ional inor?a"ion regarding /eendan"Qs ac"ions and "he

underl-ing udg?en" ca?e "o ligh" a"er "he iling o "he ini"ial adversar- =roceeding "ha" a si?=le

na?e search or eller on acer or "he 0anru="c- doce"s or an- o"her a""e?="s a" ?aing a

reasona0l- diligen" inquir- vis a vis Rule 9&11 ;ould have revealed. !=eaing o 9&11, o==osing

counsel ails "o ci"e "o a single case su==or"ing his "rul- crea"ive res udica"a argu?en", and "he sa?e

can 0e said, ;i"h ever ?ore vigor a0ou" lain"iGs ailure "o =rovide an- legal su==or" or ;ha" see?s

"o 0e "heir con"en"ion "ha" eller ;as under so?e legal du"- "o 0eco?e a =s-chic and no; "ha" 3

-ears a"er "he close o "he 0anru="c- eller iled in 199& "ha" eller ;ould have a udg?en" agains"

hi? in 'e*as in 199%, "hough 6GRoure ?aes conclusor- asser"ions in his =leadings "ha" ellerGs

Dlia0ili"- ;as clearD 0- "he "i?e "he 199& Ch. 7 iling ;as ending @no" clear enough, a==aren"l-, "o

=reven" over "hree ?ore -ears "i?e =assing 0eore an- udg?en" ;as rendered agains" eller in

'e*as, "hough, ho;ever, 6GRoure ails "o ci"e even one case "ha" ;ould su==or" his argu?en" under

"hose circu?s"ances, even i "he- could 0e =roven. 6GRoure ailed "o ci"e a case or ;ha" see?s "o

0e his argu?en" "ha" i ellerGs lia0ili"- ;as clear vis a vis "he 'e*as ?a""er, i" should have 0een

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ellerGs ailure "o do so no; su0ec"s hi? "o "he cause o ac"ion "ha" "he Cadle Co?=an- no; sees "o

add 0- a?ending i"s original Co?=lain" in "his adversar- =roceeding. lain"iQs a?end?en" ;ill

cer"ainl- dela- "he =roceedings even ur"her since each cause o ac"ion does no" su0s"an"iall- overla=

or rela"es 0ac "o "he original co?=lain". c"uall-, 6GRoure has no" even es"a0lished "ha" "his ne;

cause o ac"ion does rela"e 0ac "o !6E'E BE)6RE "he iling o "he original Co?=lain" in

'e*as @again, Cadle requiring eller "o 0e a =s-chic, a==aren"l-. ui"e si?=l-, "he de0" "ha"

/eendan" o;es lain"i could no" have =ossi0l- 0een lis"ed or scheduled 0- "he de0"or in his earlier

case in "he ni"ed !"a"es Banru="c- Cour" o "he /is"ric" o ri


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es"o==el and o"her;ise did no" co?e ;i"hin "he urisdic"ion o "he Cour" o )ederal Clai?s, and "hus

ur"her a?end?en" ;as u"ile. !aladino v. .!., +2 )ed. Cl. 7$2 @2&&4.

)inall-, deendan" ;ill "horoughl- 0e =reudiced as a grea" deal o invasive discover- has

"aen =lace "o da"e alread- and Cadle has 0een =rovided conclusive =roo "ha" ellerGs ;ie should

no" 0e 0o"hered 0- "his li"iga"ion, ?uch less 0e su0ec" "o even ?ore invasive ve*a"ion even 0e-ond

"he Rule 2&&4 e*a?ina"ion she has alread- 0een orced "o su0?i" "o. !ince so ver- ?uch "i?e has

no; =assed since "he iling o "his dversar- roceeding, no" "o ?en"ion "he cou=le o decades "ha"

have =assed since ellerGs 199& ris> Zachar- Barer Coughlin

Zachar- Barer Coughlin, Esq.

""orne- or /eendan"

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CER')C'E 6) !ER#CE N/ NM

8EREB5 CER')5 "ha" on )e0ruar- 14"h, 2&12 a "rue and correc" co=- o "he oregoing ;aselec"ronicall- iled on "he C>EC) s-s"e?. iled and de=osi"ed in "he .!. ail a "rue co=- o "he

oregoing "o:

C8E . 6QR6RE, E!.Nevada Bar No. +7+46QR6RE MR6, C$&& )i"h venue, !ui"e 41&&!ea""le, ashing"on 9$1&4'ele=hone: @2&+ 477(147%)acsi?ile: @2&+ 47&(11%&orourela;grou=Vg?ail.co?BRN A. !'8, E!.

Nevada Bar No. 112796 Counsel "o 6QR6RE MR6, C7&& !ou"h 'hird !"ree"as #egas, Nevada $91&1'ele=hone: @7&2 3$&($24$)acsi?ile: @7&2 3$2(7%9%""orne-s or lain"i

/a"ed "his )e0ruar- 14"h, 2&12

>s> Zach Coughlin

Zach Coughlin, Esq. ""orne- or /eendan" eller
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]

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