US DOJ Gets Extension in Online Gambling Prohibition Legal Challenge

[Fonzi]

In the case of iMEGA v. Gonzales, et al, the US District Court of New Jersey has granted the defense's motion to extended the deadline for responding to iMEGA's original complaint, filed on June 5th of this year, against the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA).

Now the defendants - the US Department of Justice (US DoJ), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and the Federal Reserve Board of Governors - have until Sept. 4th to submit their response to iMEGA's complaint. The initial deadline for the defense to respond had been August 17th.

While this extension does not directly affect the Sept. 4th date for the initial hearing before the Hon. Mary L. Cooper, US District Court judge of New Jersey (Trenton division), the defendants may still request an extension on the date of that hearing as well.