STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME OF 10 DAYS FOR DEFENDANT'S RESPONSE TO PLAINTIFF'S OPENING BRIEF

ERICA P. GROSJEAN, Magistrate Judge.

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED, by and between the parties, through their respective counsel of record, that Defendant shall have an extension of time of an additional 10 days to respond to Plaintiff's opening brief. This is the first continuance sought by Defendant. The current due date is October 3, 2017. The new due date will be October 13, 2017.

There is good cause for this request. Since the filing of Plaintiff's opening brief, Defendant's counsel has been diligently addressing her full workload including several district court cases and one Equal Employment Opportunity Commission matter involving discovery and travel for depositions. Moreover, Defendant's counsel was recently ordered on October 2, 2017, to appear for a hearing on October 10, 2017. Therefore, Defendant is respectfully requesting additional time up to and including October 13, 2017, to fully review the record and research the issues presented by Plaintiff's opening brief in this case. This request is made in good faith with no intention to unduly delay the proceedings.

The parties further stipulate that the Court's Scheduling Order shall be modified accordingly.

ORDER

For the reasons provided in the parties' stipulation, an extension of time of an additional 10 days to respond to Plaintiff's opening brief is GRANTED. The Court's Scheduling Order is modified accordingly.

IT IS SO ORDERED.