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Jorgensen given until July 7 to comply with order
U.S. District Court for the NMI designated judge Frances Tydingco-Gatewood has granted the request of Betty Johnson’s original counsel, Bruce Jorgensen, for an extension of time to file his declaration in support of his motion for approval of a settlement agreement with the CNMI government for his attorney’s fees and costs.
Tydingco-Gatewood gave Jorgensen until July 7, 2014, to comply with her May 30, 2014, order by submitting the declaration.
The judge said any objection to Jorgensen’s submissions should be filed by July 21, 2014.
Jorgensen’s rebuttal to any such objections shall be filed no later than July 28, 2014, Tydingco-Gatewood said.
In her May 30 order, Tydingco-Gatewood gave Jorgensen until last Tuesday, June 10, to file and serve one or more declarations containing all direct testimony that supports his motion for approval of the settlement reached with the CNMI government.
Jorgensen initially asked for at least $18.6 million, but he settled with the CNMI government for $800,000. Tydingco-Gatewood, however, placed the matter under advisement.
In his request for an extension, Jorgensen claimed that at present he has no office, has extremely limited access to Internet and email services, and has no access to necessary files and documentary materials.
Jorgensen also disclosed that his counsel, Mitchell F. Thompson, had gone on vacation to Mongolia from June 2 to 15, 2014.
