JOINT STIPULATION EXTENDING TIME FOR DEFENDANT DIRECTV TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT AND ORDER THEREON [Local Rule 144(a)]

JOHN A. MENDEZ, District Judge.

Pursuant to Local Rule 144(a), Plaintiff Samuel Anderson ("Plaintiff"), and Defendant DIRECTV, LLC ("DIRECTV"), by and through their respective counsel, hereby stipulate to grant DIRECTV twenty-eight (28) additional days to respond to Plaintiff's Complaint as set forth below:

WHEREAS, Plaintiff filed a Complaint on July 25, 2014 naming DIRECTV as a defendant in the action;

WHEREAS, on August 6, 2014, Plaintiff served DIRECTV with the Summons and Complaint;

WHEREAS, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12, DIRECTV's response to Plaintiff's Complaint is due August 27, 2014;

WHEREAS, DIRECTV requires additional time to investigate Plaintiff's allegations before responding to the Complaint;

WHEREAS, in the interest of justice and in an effort to enhance judicial efficiency and preserve resources, Plaintiff agrees to grant DIRECTV additional time in which to respond to the Complaint;

WHEREAS, the extension sought will not alter the date of any event or deadline already fixed by Court Order.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE PARTIES HEREBY STIPULATE AND AGREE that the time in which DIRECTV shall respond to the Complaint in this action shall be continued until September 24, 2014.

ORDER THEREON

Based on the Parties' above Joint Stipulation, IT IS HEREBY SO ORDERED THAT Defendant DIRECTV's time to serve and file a response to Plaintiff's Complaint in the above-entitled action be extended from August 27, 2014 to September 24, 2014 pursuant to Local Rule 144(a).