STIPULATION AND ORDER TO EXTEND BRIEFING SCHEDULE

DALE A. DROZD, Magistrate Judge.

Plaintiff Karen Cooper-Belanger ("Plaintiff") and defendant Carolyn Colvin, Acting Commissioner of Social Security ("Defendant"), through their undersigned counsel of record, hereby stipulate, subject to the approval of the Court, to extend the time for Plaintiff to file Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment or Remand to September 30, 2014; and that Defendant shall have until October 30, 2014, to file his opposition. Any reply by plaintiff will be due November 6, 2014.

An extension of time is needed because Plaintiff's Counsel's Spouse receives weekly chemotherapy treatment for her Stage IV breast cancer which metastasized initially to her liver and continues to progress there and in her lungs, throat, and spine. Counsel requires the additional time to file the Opening Brief to allow him to devote the appropriate time to assist his Spouse and his two elementary school aged children through this obviously stressful experience. Counsel sincerely apologizes to the court for any inconvenience this may have had upon it or its staff.

ORDER

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff may have an extension of time, to and including September 30, 2014, in which to file Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment or Remand; Defendant may have an extension of time to October 30, 2014 to file his opposition, if any is forthcoming. Any reply by plaintiff will be due November 6, 2014.