BARBARA A. McAULIFFE, Magistrate Judge.
IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED, by and between the parties through their respective counsel of record, with the Court's approval, that Defendant shall have a 30-day extension of time, from October 12, 2018 until November 11, 2018, to respond to Plaintiff's Opening Brief. All other dates in the Court's Scheduling Order shall be extended accordingly.
This is Defendant's first request for an extension of time. Defendant respectfully submits that good cause exists for the requested extension because additional time is needed to review and evaluate the administrative record, to respond to the issues raised in Plaintiff's Opening Brief, to accommodate Defendant's counsel's competing workload demands, and to determine whether options exist for settlement. Plaintiff does not oppose Defendant's request for an extension of time.
Pursuant to stipulation, and good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendant shall have an extension of time to November 11, 2018, to file a response to Plaintiff's Opening Brief. All other deadlines in the Court's Scheduling Order shall be extended accordingly.