ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT SCARINGELLI'S APPLICATION FOR EXTENSION OF DEADLINE TO FILE REPLY BRIEF

[Re: ECF 126]

BETH LABSON FREEMAN, District Judge.

The Court has reviewed Defendant Scaringelli's application for a fourteen-day extension of time to file a reply brief in support of his motion to dismiss, ECF 126, and Plaintiff's response thereto, ECF 127. While stopping short of actually opposing the application or requesting that it be denied, Plaintiff points out that Defendant Scaringelli is required to brief only his own motion to dismiss while Plaintiff is required to brief six motions to dismiss brought by six different defendants. The Court acknowledges the disparity of the burdens placed upon Plaintiff and Defendant Scaringelli with respect to the pending motions. However, that disparity does not constitute grounds for denying Defendant Scaringelli's application for an extension of time where, as here, granting the extension will not prejudice Plaintiff or impact the Court's ability to prepare for the hearing. The Court notes that it previously has granted requests of a similar nature brought by Plaintiff, on one occasion a request to exceed the applicable page limit and on another a request to extend time for service of process. See Order Granting Plaintiff's Motion to Exceed Applicable Page Limit, ECF 88; Order Granting Plaintiff's Motion to Extend Time for Service of Process on Defendant McCullum, ECF 95.

Accordingly, Defendant Scaringelli's application for an extension of time is GRANTED and his deadline for filing a reply brief is EXTENDED to July 15, 2016.

IT IS SO ORDERED.