"The United States of America, in its capacity as a prior defendant in this litigation through the U.S. Department of Defense and as an interested party in regard to the protective order entered at ECF No. 253, hereby requests a 30-day extension of time, until October 6, 2022, in which to respond to the motion to intervene and to lift protective order, ECF No. 1216, filed by non-party Michael J. Lindell. Under the Court’s local rules, the response to that motion is currently due September 6, 2022."
Link to 09/01/22 DoJ request to extend time to respond to Lindell motion:
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nvd.46642/gov.uscourts.nvd.46642.1227.0.pdf
Links to original Montgomery v eTreppid lawsuit (during which DNI/DoD gag order granted under States Secrets doctrine) and recent Lindell motion to lift gag order.
Full Docket / Montgomery vs Trepp 01/31/06 - 08/26/22
Above link contains following documents of current import to Lindell motion:
Memorandom In Support Of Motion To Intervene And To Lift Protective Order
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nvd.46642/gov.uscourts.nvd.46642.1216.0.pdf
Declaration of Michael Lindell
Exhibit A - Dominion vs Lindell Lawsuit
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nvd.46642/gov.uscourts.nvd.46642.1216.1.pdf
Declaration of Dennis Montgomery
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nvd.46642/gov.uscourts.nvd.46642.1216.2_2.pdf
Dragging their feet, hope the judge is honest and tells them they have had adequate time to prepare.
me too but often courts are lenient on extensions of this nature especially where it's the moving party (i.e., the plaintiff that initiated the case)