STIPULATION AND ORDER TO FURTHER EXTEND TIME FOR CAL FIRE TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT

JOHN A. MENDEZ, District Judge.

Plaintiffs Jesse Vang et al. and defendant California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection ("CAL FIRE") have previously stipulated to extend the time for CAL FIRE to respond to the complaint to December 8, 2016, and Court has in an order dated December 2, 2016 (and pursuant to the parties' stipulation) extended that time to January 7, 2017. The parties are awaiting the Court's ruling on the motion to dismiss and the motion to strike filed by defendants Sheriff Jon Lopey, Colleen Setzer, and County of Siskiyou (collectively, "Siskiyou County Defendants"); those motions were set for hearing on November 15, 2016. The Court ordered the motions submitted without appearance and without argument. The Court has not yet ruled on those motions. The Court's ruling on those motions may cause Plaintiffs to file an amended complaint.

Pursuant to Rule 144(a) of the Local Rules of Practice for the United States District Court, Eastern District of California, therefore, Plaintiffs, CAL FIRE, Siskiyou County Defendants, and defendant Alex Nishimura hereby stipulate to extend the time for CAL FIRE to respond to the complaint by a further thirty (30) days, to February 6, 2017. If Plaintiffs file an amended complaint, the time to respond shall be set by rule or by the Court, and may be extended by stipulation or by the Court. By executing this stipulation, the parties do not waive any arguments they may have in this case.

IT IS SO ORDERED. Defendant California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection's time to respond to the complaint is extended to February 6, 2017.