STIPULATION AND ORDER TO EXTEND DEADLINE FOR GAYLE A. KERN, LTD. DBA KERN & ASSOCIATES, LTD. TO ANSWER OR OTHERWISE RESPOND TO COMPLAINT

[Second Request]

VALERIE P. COOKE, Magistrate Judge.

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED between Plaintiff, HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Trustee for Wells Fargo Asset Securities Corporation, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-1 ("Plaintiff"), by and through its counsel, Snell & Wilmer LLP, and Defendant, Gayle A. Kern, Ltd. dba Kern & Associates, Ltd. ("Kern"), by and through its counsel Kern & Associates, Ltd., to extend the deadline for Kern to answer or otherwise respond to Plaintiff's Complaint on or before December 22, 2017.

Plaintiff filed its Complaint on or about August 24, 2017, and Kern was served on or about October 18, 2017. By virtue of prior stipulation, the current deadline for Kern to answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint is December 1, 2017.

Plaintiff and Kern (collectively referred to as the "Parties") stipulate and agree to extend the deadline for Kern's answer or other response to the Complaint on or before December 22, 2017. The Parties are progressing in substantive discussions and evaluation of the claims and defenses in this matter, and still wish to conserve the time and resources of the Parties and the Court while such discussions are ongoing. Therefore, good cause exists for the extension. This is the second request for an extension of time with respect to this matter and is not intended to cause delay or prejudice to any party.

ORDER

IT IS SO ORDERED.