STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME

SANDRA M. SNYDER, Magistrate Judge.

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED, by and between the parties, through their respective counsel of record, that the time for Defendant to respond to Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment be extended 5 days to and including May 16, 2016. This is Defendant's third request for an extension of time to respond to Plaintiff's motion. Defense counsel respectfully requests this additional time due to a heavy workload, and due to her short absence from the office due to illness and medical appointments. Defense counsel is managing an active caseload of approximately 35 district court cases, in addition to a Ninth Circuit case, and is also responsible for two bankruptcy matters and six civil rights matters. Defense counsel has also missed work due to medical appointments and illness, which has impacted her ability to timely and adequately address the issues Plaintiff has raised in his brief. For the aforementioned reasons, Defense counsel respectfully requests a 5-day extension of time to properly address the issues Plaintiff raises in his Motion for Summary Judgment. This request is made in good faith with no intention to unduly delay the proceedings.

The parties further stipulate that the remaining dates in the Court's Scheduling Order shall be modified accordingly.

Defense counsel apologizes to the Court for any inconvenience caused by this delay.

ORDER:

APPROVED AND SO ORDERED:

IT IS SO ORDERED.