STANLEY A. BOONE, Magistrate Judge.
Plaintiff JODIE HEJDUK ("Plaintiff") and Defendants SPIN MASTER, CORP and SPIN MASTER, INC. ("Defendants") (collectively, "Parties"), by and through their attorneys of record in this case, stipulate and agree as follows:
WHEREAS, Plaintiff filed this action on January 19, 2017;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Local Rule 6-144(a), the Parties previously stipulated to, and the Court ordered, an extension of time to respond to Plaintiff's complaint;
WHEREAS, Defendants' responsive pleading is currently due on March 13, 2017;
WHEREAS, good cause exists to extend the deadline for Defendants to respond to Plaintiff's complaint in that the parties are currently engaged in productive settlement discussions and exchanging settlement demands in an effort to avoid further litigation;
WHEREAS, the Parties require additional time to engage in settlement negotiations;
IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between Plaintiff, on the one hand, and Defendants, on the other, that Defendants shall have an extension of 15 days to answer, move, or otherwise respond to Plaintiff's complaint to and including March 28, 2017.
The Court, having considered the stipulation submitted herewith, hereby enters the following order:
Defendants' deadline to file a responsive pleading to Plaintiff's Complaint shall be extended to March 28, 2017.
IT IS SO ORDERED.