STIPULATION AND ORDER AMENDING SCHEDULING ORDER [ECF No. 11].

EDMUND F. BRENNAN, Magistrate Judge.

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED, by and between the parties through counsel of record, subject to the Court's approval, that the scheduling order herein be modified as follows:

The parties agree good cause supports modification of the scheduling order (ECF No 11) and that such modification is further supported by plaintiff's diligence and excusable neglect.

This is plaintiff's second request for modification of the scheduling order. Pursuant to the first modification plaintiff's motion for summary judgment was due May 23, 2019.

Plaintiff's first request for modification of the scheduling order was based on the atypical size of the administrative record in this action, which exceeds 2,100 pages.

The parties stipulation and agreement that the modification is supported by good cause includes the following representations of plaintiff's counsel: Because of the size of the record, procedural history of the claim and number of issues to be considered for presentation, plaintiff's counsel arranged special staffing for this action assigning associate counsel along with my paralegal and added clerical support staff. The draft motion underwent not less than 6 substantive revisions between April 2, 2019 and May 22, 2019, under plaintiff's counsel's input and direction. Due to technical failures associated with plaintiff's brief being worked on by multiple people and from remote locations, however, numerous previously addressed errors and issues recurred in the intended final draft precluding timely filing; defense counsel's agreement to a modification of the order was not obtainable until after May 23, 2019, as the need for modification did not arise until the last minute and on the cusp of a holiday weekend; on recovery of the last, best draft plaintiff's counsel made all revisions personally and diligently, subject only to intervening demands from counsel's pre-existing Siskiyou and Alameda County criminal calendars. Plaintiff's counsel further represents that this modification of the scheduling order is not sought for improper purpose or delay and that counsel believes Sgt. Hay's case meritorious.

The parties stipulate and agree further that modification of the scheduling order as provided herein does not unduly prejudice either party.

ORDER

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED that the Scheduling Order (ECF No. 11) be and hereby is modified as stated in the parties' stipulation.