CARL W. HOFFMAN, Magistrate Judge.
Pursuant to Local Rules IA 6-1(a), 6-2 and 7-1, and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 6(b), defendant Professional Credit Services ("Defendant") and plaintiff Moharram Jafarian ("Plaintiff"), by and through their respective counsel of record, hereby stipulate as follows:
The parties have agreed to a second extension of the time for Defendant to respond to Plaintiff's Complaint (ECF No. 1, filed on December 29, 2017) from February 15, 2018 to March 1, 2018.
Rule 6(b) requires the Court to approve an extension of time for Defendant to respond to a Complaint, and therefore the Parties collectively request the Court approve the agreement, as set forth below:
a. This is the Parties' second stipulation for an enlargement of time to respond to the Complaint;
b. The Parties stipulate and agree that the deadline for Defendant to file an answer or otherwise respond to Plaintiff's Complaint shall be extended to on or before March 1, 2018; and
c. The parties request this extension to give their counsel additional time to further their discussions and assessment of Plaintiff's claims before Defendant is required to respond to the Complaint. This stipulation is not made for purposes of delay.
IT IS SO ORDERED.