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“The Court grants the Joint Motion to Extend Deadlines. Defendant Deloitte & Touche LLP’s response to 23 the Plaintiffs’ Motion to Remand is due on or before September 14, 2016.  The Plaintiffs’ reply is due on or before October 12, 2016.  Further, in light of the Federal Housing Authority’s Motion to Substitute as Plaintiff, the Court grants the parties’ request to extend the answer and meet-and-confer deadlines.  Substituting the Federal Housing Authority, if it occurs, could drastically alter this case.  Therefore, in order to conserve judicial and party resources, the Defendant’s answer to the Complaint is due within thirty days of the Court’s order on the motion to substitute.  Because this case was removed from state court, the parties must meet-and-confer within 21 days of Court’s order on the motion to substitute.  The Court notes, however, that it cannot rule on the motion to substitute until the Plaintiffs’ attack on the Court’s subject matter jurisdiction has been resolved.  Therefore, no other extensions of time will be given on the motion to remand absent extraordinary circumstances.”