JENNIFER L. THURSTON, Magistrate Judge.
Plaintiff DE LAGE LANDEN FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. ("Plaintiff") and Defendants U S CITYLINK CORPORATION, a California corporation, and NAVDEEP GREWAL, an individual (collectively, "Defendants"), by and through their counsel of record, stipulate and agree as follows:
WHEREAS, Plaintiff filed its Complaint in this action on July 10, 2018;
WHEREAS, Defendants' response to Plaintiff's Complaint is currently due on August 3, 2018;
WHEREAS, there have been no previous extensions of time to respond to Plaintiff's Complaint;
WHEREAS, good cause exists to extend the time for Defendants to respond to Plaintiff's Complaint because the parties are currently engaged in productive settlement negotiations and the parties require additional time to continue settlement negotiations;
WHEREAS, Eastern District of California Local Rule 144, subdivision (a), allows the parties to stipulate to an extension of time to respond to a complaint no greater than twenty-eight (28) days; and
WHEREAS, the parties desire to extend the time for Defendants to respond to Plaintiff's Complaint for a period of twenty-one (21) days—to and including August 24, 2018.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between Plaintiff and Defendants that Defendants shall have an extension of twenty-one (21) days to respond to Plaintiff's Complaint—to and including August 24, 2018.
The Court, having considered the foregoing stipulation, and good cause appearing, ORDERS:
The time for Defendants to respond to Plaintiff's Complaint is extended 21 days— to and including August 24, 2018.
IT IS SO ORDERED.