(a) Computation. — In computing any period of time prescribed or allowed by these rules, by order of court, or by any applicable statutes, the day of the act, event, or default from which the designated period of time begins to run shall not be included. The last day of the period so computed shall be included, unless it is a Saturday, a Sunday, or a legal holiday, or, when the act to be done is the filing of a paper, a day on which weather or other conditions have made the office of the clerk of the court inaccessible, in which event the period runs until the end of the next day which is not one of the aforementioned days. As used in this rule, “legal holiday” includes any day officially recognized as a legal holiday in this state by designation of the legislature, appointment as a holiday by the governor or the chief justice of the Wyoming Supreme Court, or any day designated as such by local officials. (b) Extending Time. — (1) In General. — When by these rules or by a notice given thereunder or by order of court an act is required or allowed to be done at or within a specified time, the court, or a commissioner thereof, may for good cause and in its discretion: (A) with or without motion or notice order the period enlarged if request therefor is made before the expiration of the period originally prescribed or as extended by a previous order; or (B) upon motion made after the expiration of the specified period permit the act to be done where the failure to act was the result of excusable neglect; (2) Exceptions. — A court may not extend the time for taking any action under Rules 50(b) and (c)(2), 52(b), 59(b), (d) and (e), and 60(b), except to the extent and under the conditions stated in them. (3) By Clerk of Court. — A motion served before the expiration of the time limitations set forth by these rules for an extension of time of not more than 15 days within which to answer or move to dismiss the complaint, or answer, respond or object to discovery under Rules 33, 34, and 36, if accompanied by a statement setting forth: (A) the specific reasons for the request, (B) that the motion is timely filed, (C) that the extension will not conflict with any scheduling or other order of the court, and
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