SHEILA K. OBERTO, Magistrate Judge.
TO THE HONORABLE SHEILA K. OBERTO, MAGISTRATE JUDGE OF THE DISTRICT COURT:
Plaintiff Mary Colleen Messerli ("Plaintiff") and defendant Nancy A. Berryhill, 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 Opening Brief to March 28, 2017; and that Defendant shall have until April 27, 2017, to file her opposition. Any reply by plaintiff will be due May 12, 2017.
An extension of time is needed in order to properly address the issues within the administrative record in this matter. Counsel sincerely apologizes to the court for any inconvenience this may have had upon it or its staff.
Based upon the above stipulation of the parties (Doc. 15), and for good cause shown, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the deadline by which Plaintiff shall file her opening brief is extended to March 28, 2017. Defendant's responsive brief shall be filed on or before April 27, 2017, and Plaintiff may file an optional reply brief on or before May 12, 2017.
IT IS SO ORDERED.