STIPULATION AND ORDER TO EXTEND DEFENDANT'S TIME TO FILE HER RESPONSIVE BRIEF

(Defendant's First Request)

BARBARA A. McAULIFFE, Magistrate Judge.

The parties, through their respective counsel, stipulate the time for filing of defendant's opposition to plaintiff's opening brief be extended from February 2, 2018, to March 5, 2018.

This is defendant's first request for an extension of time to file a response to Plaintiff's opening brief. Defendant needs the additional time to further review the file in light of the issues raised by Plaintiff in her opening brief; an unusually heavy work load where the undersigned has February 5, 2018, and one employee relations matter that is on the verge of settlement. In addition, due to the recent government shutdown, the undersigned lost two days of productivity.

Counsel for Defendant conferred with Plaintiff's counsel by email on January 24, 2018, who has no opposition to this request.

This request is made in good faith without any intention to unduly delay the litigation of this case. The scheduling order shall be extended accordingly. The undersigned apologizes to this Court, Plaintiff, and her counsel for any inconvenience caused by this request.

ORDER

Based upon the stipulation of the parties, and for cause shown, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, that Defendant shall have a thirty-one day extension of time, to and including March 5, 2018, in which to file a response Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment; and that all other deadlines set forth in the Court's Scheduling Order shall be extended accordingly.

IT IS SO ORDERED.