http://www.ghostofwamu.com/documents/10-51297/10-51297-0025.pdf
1. The Washington Mutual Inc. Noteholders Group ("WMI Noteholders") seeks to intervene in this consolidated adversary proceeding more than seven months after it was filed, in a motion set for an expedited hearing date one week after discovery closed and less than four
weeks'prior to trial, for no better reason than, purportedly, "[o]ut of an abundance of caution."
The prejudice of this late filing is severe: because discovery has closed, and the trial is only a few weeks away, the EC lacks the time to adequately prepare for trial against a new party, in particular one from whom the EC will be unable to obtain discovery, such as contention interrogatories. The untimely, highly prejudicial motion should be denied.
Although the WMI Noteholders insist that intervention is justified by their "direct
and substantial interest in the outcome of the Adversary Proceeding" (WMI Noteholders Motion
~ 19), the truth is that they ignored their supposed interest for over seven months. They now seek expedited relief for no better reason that to make up for their own tardiness.
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