STIPULATION & ORDER TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE RESPONSE TO BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.'S COMPLAINT

(Fourth Request)

VALERIE P. COOKE, Magistrate Judge.

Plaintiff BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. ("Plaintiff") and Defendant WOODCHASE CONDOMINIUMS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION ("HOA"), by and through their respective counsel, hereby agree and stipulate as follows:

IT IS HEREBY AGREED AND STIPULATED, that the deadline for the HOA to file a Response to Plaintiff's Complaint [ECF No. 1], which Plaintiff filed on August 2, 2017, shall be extended an additional thirty (30) days.

The parties previously agreed to extend the deadline until February 22, 2018 pursuant to a Stipulation to Extend (Third Request) that was filed on December 21, 2017 [ECF No. 16], which the Court granted on December 27, 2017 [ECF No. 17].

The response is currently due on February 22, 2018 and the new deadline will be March 26, 2018. This is the Fourth stipulation for extension of time to file a response.

Good cause exists for the extension. The parties have reached a settlement and have signed the settlement agreement and other settlement documents; however, it has taken the parties longer than anticipated to obtain and exchange the settlement payments. Thus, the parties need additional time to finalize the settlement and submit a stipulation and order of dismissal without incurring unnecessary litigation fees and costs.

The parties have entered into this agreement in good faith and not for purposes of delay. This is the parties' way of accommodating one another given the overall increase in litigation in this area of law.

ORDER

IT IS SO ORDERED.