STIPULATION AND ORDER TO EXTEND DEADLINE FOR THE FILING OF DEFENDANTS' REPLY IN SUPPORT OF THEIR MOTION FOR ATTORNEYS' FEES

(First Request)

C.W. HOFFMAN, JR., Magistrate Judge.

Plaintiffs/Counterdefendants ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, ALLSTATE PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, ALLSTATE INDEMNITY COMPANY, and ALLSTATE FIRE & CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (collectively, the "Allstate Parties"), and Defendants/Counterclaimants MARJORIE BELSKY, M.D., MARIO TARQUINO, M.D., MARJORIE BELSKY, M.D., INC. d/b/a INTEGRATED PAIN SPECIALISTS, and MARIO TARQUINO, M.D., INC. (collectively, the "Belsky/Tarquino Parties"), by and through their respective attorneys of record, stipulate and agree as follows:

1. On November 9, 2017, the Belsky/Tarquino Parties filed their Motion for Attorneys' Fees Related to Their Motion to Compel Plaintiffs' Compliance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(1)(A)(III) [ECF No. 234] (the "Fee Motion");

2. On December 1, 2017, the Allstate Parties filed their Opposition to the Fee Motion [ECF No. 244];

3. Pursuant to court rules, the Belsky/Tarquino Parties presently have until December 8, 2017 to file their Reply in Support of the Fee Motion;

4. In order to accommodate scheduling conflicts for the Belsky/Tarquino Parties' counsel, and due to ongoing efforts by the Belsky/Tarquino Parties related to reviewing the Allstate Parties' supplemental discovery responses, the Belsky/Tarquino Parties shall now have up to and including December 22, 2017 to file their Reply in Support of the Motion; and

5. This is the first stipulation for an extension of time to file the Reply in Support of the Fee Motion. This stipulation is made in good faith and not to delay the proceedings.

IT IS SO STIPULATED, THROUGH COUNSEL OF RECORD.

IT IS SO ORDERED.