UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR FIRST EXTENSION OF TIME; ORDER GRANTING IN PART

(Doc. 22)

SHEILA K. OBERTO, Magistrate Judge.

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED, by and between Marjorie Maupin (Plaintiff) and Nancy A. Berryhill, Acting Commissioner of Social Security (Defendant), by and through their respective counsel of record, that Defendant shall have an extension of time of forty-five (45) days to file her Opposition to Plaintiff's Opening Brief. The current due date is June 21, 2017. The new date will be August 7, 2017. An extension of time is needed because the attorney responsible for briefing this case had to take leave in March and April due to surgery and is continuing to work through a backlog of cases. This request is made in good faith with no intention to unduly delay the proceedings.

This is the first extension of time requested by Defendant in the above-captioned matter. The parties further stipulate that the Court's Scheduling Order shall be modified accordingly, such that Plaintiff's reply shall be due

ORDER

Before the Court is the above "Unopposed Motion for First Extension of Time" (the "Motion"), in which Defendant requests, and Plaintiff stipulates to, "an extension of forty-five (45) days to file her Opposition to Plaintiff's Opening Brief." (Doc. 22.) The Court finds that an extension is warranted. However, the Court is not persuaded that an extension of forty-five days is appropriate.

Accordingly, the Court GRANTS the Motion in part, and ORDERS that:

(1) Defendant may file her opposition to Plaintiff's opening brief by no later than July 21, 2017; and

(2) Plaintiff may file her optional reply brief by no later than August 7, 2017.

The Court CAUTIONS the parties that it will not entertain any further requests for extensions in this matter.

IT IS SO ORDERED.