LAW OFFICES OF JOHN K. DEMA, P.C. ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW JOHN K. DEMA ADMITTED USVI-CA 4 January 2010 Darren K. Indyke, Esquire President, Financial Trust Company, Inc. Na U.S. regular mall and E-mail 6100 Red Hook Quarter, Suite B-3 St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands 00802 301 East 66th Street New York, New York 10065 RE: Financial Trust Company, Inc. v. The Bear Stearns Companies Inc. Dear Attorney Indyke: We are enclosing a copy of the Court Order (Docket No. 4), filed on December 23, 2009, wherein the Court granted Bear Stearns' motion to extend the time for Bear Stearns to respond to Plaintiffs Verified Complaint until February 12, 2010. 1236 STRAND STREET SUITE 103 CHRISTIANSTED, ST. CROIX, USVI 00820 TELEPHONE: FACSIMILE: EFTA00722198 Case: 3:09-cv-00106-CVG-GWB Document #: 4 Filed: 12/23/2009 Page 1 of 1 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS DIVISION OF ST. THOMAS AND ST. JOHN FINANCIAL TRUST COMPANY, INC., ) ) CIVIL NO. 2009-106 Plaintiff, v. THE BEAR STEARNS COMPANIES INC. ) ) Defendant. ) ) ORDER Upon consideration of Defendant's Motion for Enlargement of Time to Answer, Move, or Otherwise Respond to the Verified Complaint, it is hereby ORDERED that defendant's motion to extend the time to answer, move, or otherwise respond is GRANTED; and it is further ORDERED that defendant shall answer or otherwise respond to the complaint on or before February 12, 2010. DATED: December 23, 2009 GEOFFREY W. BARNARD U.S. Magistrate Judge ATTEST: WILFREDO F. MORALES Clerk of Court EFTA00722199