JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER RE: EXTENDING TIME TO RESPOND TO DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO DISMISS UNDER L.R. 6-2

CHARLES R. BREYER, District Judge.

WHEREAS, Plaintiff filed and served his First Amended Complaint ("FAC") in the above-entitled action on December 16, 2013;

WHEREAS, the Parties agreed to a stipulated briefing schedule for Defendant's forthcoming motion to dismiss on January 14, 2014;

WHEREAS, Defendant filed and served a Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff's FAC on January 15, 2014 pursuant to that stipulated briefing schedule;

WHEREAS, Plaintiff's Opposition to Defendant's Motion is currently due under that briefing schedule;

WHEREAS, Plaintiff desires additional time to prepare an amended complaint in light of Defendant's Motion;

WHEREAS, Plaintiff previously amended his complaint on December 16, 2013 and any further amendments require leave of the court or consent from Defendant;

WHEREAS, the Parties agree that it would be in the best interests of the Parties and judicial economy if the current deadlines for responding to Defendant's Motion be extended to provide Plaintiff time to prepare a Second Amended Complaint and allow Defendant to review any such amendment and stipulate to its filing if appropriate;

WHEREAS, under this agreement and pursuant to L.R. 6-2, Defendant and Plaintiff have met and conferred regarding a briefing schedule, and due to scheduling difficulties and the holidays, the Parties have agreed to the following briefing schedule in order to accommodate such conflicts and allow Plaintiff time to prepare a Second Amended Complaint for Defendant to review:

WHEREAS, this extension will not alter the current hearing date for the Motion, set on March 28, 2014, or the initial case management conference set for the same day, unless the Parties stipulate to the filing of a Second Amended Complaint, in which case the Parties will address those deadlines in that stipulation;

NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to Rule 6-2 of the Local Civil Rules of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, it is hereby stipulated by and among Plaintiff and Defendant and through their counsel of record that Plaintiff shall file his Opposition to Defendant's Motion no later than March 7, 2014 and Defendant shall file its Reply on March 14, 2014, unless the Parties stipulate to Plaintiff filing a Second Amended Complaint on or before February 28, 2014. If such an agreement is reached and Plaintiff files a Second Amended Complaint by February 28, 2014, Defendant will take the Motion off calendar and file a new motion to dismiss the Second Amended Complaint pursuant to the deadlines in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, unless the Parties stipulate to, and the Court approves, a different briefing schedule.

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

ORDER

The Court having considered the Joint Stipulation and [Proposed] Order re: Extending

Time to Respond to Defendant's Motion to Dismiss Under L.R. 6-2 submitted by the Parties, and good cause appearing:

IT IS SO ORDERED.