“A federal judge in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday granted Donald Trump’s request for an extension to respond to a lawsuit filed by Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) and the NAACP after an ‘unknown individual identified only as ‘Ricky” signed for the summons and complaint sent via certified mail. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta, an appointee of Barack Obama, agreed to give the former president more time to respond to the congressman’s lawsuit after Thompson’s process server mailed the court documents to Mar-a-Lago where someone named Ricky – whom Trump claims he does not know – signed for them last month” Law and Crime reports.
“‘On February 16, 2021, Plaintiff Thompson’s Complaint was filed. Plaintiff attempted to serve Mr. Trump by certified mail on February 23, 2021. That parcel was signed for by an unknown individual identified only as ‘Ricky,’’ Trump’s attorney Jesse Binnall wrote in the motion for an extension of time. ‘While Mr. Trump contests whether that service was legally effective, the point is moot because the parties have decided to focus on the substantive disputes at hand and have agreed to an extension of time for Mr. Trump to respond to the complaint, up to and including April 26, 2021.’ You may remember Binnall for his representation of Michael Flynn and for his post-election litigation. Rep. Thompson consented to Trump’s request for the extension of time.”