JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR DEFENDANT TO RESPOND TO PLAINTIFF'S OPENING BRIEF.

(Doc. 11)

SHEILA K. OBERTO, Magistrate Judge.

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED, by the parties, through their respective counsel of record, that the time for responding to Plaintiff's Opening Brief be extended from September 12, 2018 to October 17, 2018. This is Defendant's first request for extension. Good cause exists to grant Defendant's request for extension. Counsel has had three deaths in her family since June and was out on intermittent bereavement and medical leave for a family medical emergency that required hospital admission and surgery. Counsel was also out of the office on September 7th and 8th, 2018. Counsel has over 75+ active social security matters, of which require two or more dispositive motions a week until mid October. In addition, Counsel has a Ninth Circuit matter that is due in early October. As a result of Counsel's leave and heavy workload, Defendant needs additional time to adequately review the transcript and properly respond to Plaintiff's Motion for Remand. Defendant makes this request in good faith with no intention to unduly delay the proceedings. Counsel apologizes for the belated request, but did not anticipate taking additional leave from the several family deaths and family medical emergency. The parties further stipulate that the Court's Scheduling Order shall be modified accordingly.

ORDER

Pursuant to the parties' above "Joint Stipulation for Extension of Time for Defendant to Respond to Plaintiff's Opening Brief" (Doc. 11), IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendant shall have until October 17, 2018, to file her response to Plaintiff's Opening Brief. All other dates in the Scheduling Order (Doc. 3) shall be extended accordingly.

IT IS SO ORDERED.