KIMBERLY J. MUELLER, District Judge.
Defendant, Courtesy Automotive Group, Inc., dba Courtesy Subaru of Chico, and Plaintiff, Subaru of America, Inc., stipulate and agree to extend the Defendant's deadline for filing a responsive pleading to Plaintiff's Complaint by 12 days. Pursuant to Federal Rule 6 and Local Rule 144(a), on or about October 30, 2018 the parties previously submitted a joint stipulation extending the deadline for Defendant to respond to the complaint to December 4, 2018. The parties then filed a second joint stipulation with approval of the court extending the deadline to respond to January 3, 2019. Most recently, the parties filed a third joint stipulation with approval of the court extending the deadline to respond to January 15, 2019.
Defendant, Courtesy Automotive Group, Inc., dba Courtesy Subaru of Chico, and Plaintiff, Subaru of America, Inc., stipulate and agree to extend the Defendant's deadline for filing a responsive pleading to Plaintiff's Complaint by 30 days to February 14, 2019. Pursuant to Federal Rule 6 and Local Rule 144(a), the parties have previously filed joint stipulations extending the deadline for Defendant to respond.
Pursuant to Federal Rule 6 and Local Rule 144(a), Plaintiff and Defendant request Court approval for this additional extension of time for Defendant to answer Plaintiff's complaint. Since the parties' December 27, 2018, pleading, Plaintiff and Defendant have exchanged comments on drafts of a settlement agreement. A second draft of the settlement agreement has been provided to SOA representatives, and the parties are confident this matter will settle if provided additional time.
Defendant's responsive pleading is currently due on January 15, 2019, and this stipulation will extend Defendant's deadline for filing a responsive pleading to February 14, 2019. Plaintiff and Defendant respectfully request the court approve this joint stipulation extending Defendant's deadline to file a responsive pleading to Plaintiff's complaint to February 14, 2019.