STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE APPELLANT'S OPENING BRIEF

(FIRST REQUEST)

GARY S. AUSTIN, Magistrate Judge.

Plaintiff Reginal Mae Turner and Defendant Carolyn W. Colvin, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, through their undersigned attorneys, stipulate, subject to this court's approval, to extend the time by 28 days from August 30, 2017 to October 30, 2017 for Plaintiff to file a Appellant's Opening Brief, with all other dates in the Court's Order Concerning Review Of Social Security Cases extended accordingly. This request is made at the request of Plaintiff's counsel to allow additional time to fully research the issues presented. Counsel currently has 11 motions overdue and is trying to complete all as soon as possible. Counsel's firm lost an attorney last June 2016. Counsel has hired four attorneys' to handle that attorney's caseload consecutively and the last one left on Friday. This matter had been reassigned to the attorney who left on Friday, September 1, 2017. Counsel has been trying to do as many motions as possible but remains committed to giving each case the time and focus required to present the best argument possible on the client's behalf. Counsel appreciates that courtesy and patience of the defendant and this court and counsel assures the court that she continues to zealously represent her clients as best possible under the circumstances. Counsel requests this extension in good faith.

ORDER

Pursuant to the stipulation of the parties (Doc. 13), Plaintiff's Opening Brief shall be filed no later than October 30, 2017. All other dates in the Scheduling Order dated January 9, 2017 (Doc. 5) shall be modified accordingly.

IT IS SO ORDERED.