STIPULATION TO EXTEND BRIEFING SCHEDULE; ORDER

BARBARA A. McAULIFFE, Magistrate Judge.

TO THE HONORABLE BARBARA A. MCAULIFFE, MAGISTRATE JUDGE OF THE DISTRICT COURT:

Plaintiff Thomas Pang ("Plaintiff") and defendant Carolyn Colvin, Acting Commissioner of Social Security ("Defendant"), through their undersigned counsel of record, hereby stipulate, pursuant to the Court's Scheduling Order, to extend the time for Plaintiff to file Plaintiff's Opening Brief to June 23, 2015; and that Defendant shall have until July 23, 2015, to file her opposition, if any is forthcoming. Any reply by plaintiff will be due August 7, 2015.

An extension of time for plaintiff is needed due to a serious illness in Counsel's family. Counsel Spouse receives chemotherapy treatment for her Stage IV breast cancer which metastasized initially to her liver and has spread to her lungs and spine. Counsel requires the additional time to file Plaintiff's 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 June 23, 2015, in which to file Plaintiff's Opening Brief; Defendant may have an extension of time to July 23, 2015 to file his opposition, if any is forthcoming. Any reply by plaintiff will be due August 7, 2015.

IT IS SO ORDERED.