STIPULATION TO MODIFY THE SCHEDULING ORDER; [PROPOSED] ORDER

RICHARD SEEBORG, District Judge.

The Parties to the above captioned matter, plaintiff James Bechtold ("plaintiff") and defendant Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company ("defendant") (collectively "the Parties") hereby request that the Court modify the Scheduling Order in this matter as follows:

This matter is governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act ("ERISA"). The opening briefs in this matter must be filed by April 20, 2017. The Parties currently are in complex settlement negotiations and wish to extend the date for the filing of the opening brief from April 20, 2017 to April 27, 2017 to allow time to complete these settlement negotiations. The response brief still would be due May 11, 2017 and the Bench Trial in this matter still would take place on May 22, 2017.

Accordingly, the Parties, through their counsel of record, hereby stipulate that the opening brief in this matter can be filed on April 27, 2017 and the Parties respectfully request the Court approve this change to the Scheduling order in this matter.

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

ATTESTATION

Pursuant to Local Rule 5-1(i)(1), I attest that concurrence in the filing of this document has been obtained from each of the other signatories.

[PROPOSED] ORDER

Good Cause Appearing Therefore, the Court hereby modifies the Scheduling Order in this matter to make the opening briefs in this matter due on April 27, 2017. The other dates in the Scheduling Order shall remain the same.

IT IS SO ORDERED.