UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

Civil Action
No. 96-183-Civ-J-20

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

v.

THE RAINBOW FAMILY, et al.,
Defendants. ET AL.

PLAINTIFF'S RESPONSE TO DEFENDANT'S OBJECTION
TO PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO MOVE
FOR CERTIFICATION OF THE DEFENDANT CLASS

Plaintiff, United States of America, hereby responds to Defendant's Objection to Plaintiff's Motion for Extension of Time to Move for Certification of the Defendant Class ("Defendant"s Objection"), filed by defendant "Wakeem" (a/k/a William Barrie). Subsequent to the filing of Defendant's Objection, Plaintiff filed a Motion to Dismiss and for Default Judgment ("Plaintiff"s Dismissal Motion") on May 30, 1996, which, if granted, would terminate this lawsuit. The granting of plaintiff's dismissal motion would, therefore, render Defendant's Objection moot. Accordingly, plaintiff respectfully requests that the Court take no action on Defendant's Objection until the Court rules on Plaintiff's Dismissal Motion. [l]

[1 In the event that the Court denies Plaintiff's Dismissal Motion, plaintiff requests an extension of time of ten days to fully respond to Defendant's Objection. In addition, plaintiff will not respond at this time to the Memorandum in Support of Opposition of Defendant Intervenor William Thomas to Plaintiff's Motion for Default Judgment, dated June 6, 1996. Because Mr. Thomas has not been granted intervenor status by the Court pursuant to Fed. R. Civ, P. Rule 24(a), the latter filing is not properly before this Court.]

Respectfully submitted,

FRANK W. HUNGER
Assistant Attorney General
CHARLES R. WILSON
United States Attorney
REGINALD LU8TER
Assistant U.S. Attorney
Florida Bar No. 0750069
200 West Forsyth Street
Room 700
Jacksonville, FL 32201

THOMAS W. MILLET
ANJALI A. ASHLEY
U.S. Department of Justice
Civil Division
901 E Street, N.W., Room 101
(202) 514-3368

Attorneys for Plaintiff

OF COUNSEL

Leslie Lagomarcino
Offiee of the General Counsel
U.S. Department of Agriculture
14th t Independence Ave., S.W.
Room 2047
Washington, D.C. 20250-1400

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing Notice of Dismissal was sent by first class mail, postage prepaid, this 11th day of June, 1996, to the following:

All Defendants of Record

ALD LUSTER

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