STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME FOR ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL SERVICE, INC. DBA ANTHEM BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD ERRONEOUSLY SUED HEREIN AS BLUE CROSS OF COLORADO, A BUSINESS ORGANIZATION, FORM UNKNOWN TO ANSWER OR OTHERWISE RESPOND TO THE COMPLAINT [First Request]

NANCY J. KOPPE, Magistrate Judge.

WHEREAS, Defendant ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL SERVICE, INC. DBA ANTHEM BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD erroneously sued herein as BLUE CROSS OF COLORADO, a business organization, form unknown ("ROCKY MOUNTAIN") was served with the Complaint in this action by Plaintiff LAS VEGAS REGIONAL SURGERY CENTER. L.P., A Nevada Limited Partnership ("Plaintiff") on December 20, 2017, which was filed in the State of Nevada District Court;

WHEREAS, on January 17, 2018, ROCKY MOUNTAIN removed the action to the United States District Court for the District of Nevada;

WHEREAS, the deadline for ROCKY MOUNTAIN to respond to the Complaint is presently January 24, 2018;

WHEREAS, ROCKY MOUNTAIN's counsel requires time to review and assess the file in order to prepare an adequate response to the Complaint;

WHEREAS, for good cause and pursuant to Local Rule IA 6-1, the parties wish to extend the time within which a responsive pleading to the Complaint must be filed and served by ROCKY MOUNTAIN by thirty (30) days, to February 23, 2018;

WHEREAS, this is the first stipulation for extension of time to file a responsive pleading to the Complaint;

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between Plaintiff and ROCKY MOUNTAIN, by and through their respective attorneys of record, that the time within which a responsive pleading to Plaintiff's Complaint must be filed and served by ROCKY MOUNTAIN is extended to February 23, 2018.

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

ECF Certification

The filing attorney attests that she has obtained concurrence regarding the filing of this document from the signatories to this document.

IT IS SO ORDERED.