Petersen v. National Flood Insurance Program

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

ANITA B. BRODY, District Judge.

Plaintiffs, John and Anna Petersen (“plaintiffs” or “Petersens”), instituted this action against the National Flood Insurance Program (“defendant” or “NFIP”), to recover under their Standard Flood Insurance Policy (“SFIP”) issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA”), the organization charged with administering the NFIP. The Petersens filed their complaint on July 5, 2001. After securing several extensions of time to respond to plaintiffs’ complaint, the defendant filed a motion to dismiss, or in the alternative, for summary…