MELINDA HARMON, United States District Judge
The Court has reviewed the Agreed Motion to Defer Answer for Defendants Lay, Skilling, Pai, Harrison, Buy, Causey, Hannon, McMahon, and Rice and To Extend Time to File Consolidated Amended Complaint, and the Court finds the proposed Order to be appropriate.
Therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
Defendants Kenneth Lay, Jeffrey K. Skilling, Lou L. Pai, Ken L. Harrison, Richard B. Buy, Richard A. Causey, Kevin P. Hannon, Jeffrey McMahon, and Kenneth D. Rice shall answer or otherwise respond solely to the Consolidated Amended Complaint, in lieu of any answer or other response to the pending Consolidated Complaint.
In the event this Court grants Lead Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to File its Consolidated Amended Complaint, Defendants Lay, Skilling, Pai, Harrison, Buy, Causey, Hannon, McMahon, and Rice shall answer or otherwise respond to the Consolidated Amended Complaint within thirty days of its filing.
In any event, Defendants Lay, Skilling, Pai, Harrison, Buy, Causey, Hannon, McMahon, and Rice shall not have to answer or otherwise respond to the Consolidated Amended Complaint before June 3, 2003.