STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME TO RESPOND TO INITIAL COMPLAINT (L.R. 6-1(a))

EDWARD J. DAVILA, Judge.

Plaintiffs Bay Area Surgical Group, Inc., Knowles Surgery Center, LLC, National Ambulatory Surgery Center, LLC, Los Altos Surgery Center, LP, Forest Ambulatory Surgical Associates, LP, and SOAR Surgery Center, LLC ("Plaintiffs") and Defendants The Kleinfelder Group, Inc. and The Kleinfelder Group, Inc. Health and Welfare Plan (the "Kleinfelder Defendants"), through their undersigned counsel of record, hereby stipulate to extend the date for the Kleinfelder Defendants to answer or otherwise respond to Plaintiffs' initial complaint (the "Complaint") in this matter as follows:

WHEREAS, the Complaint was filed on November 22, 2013;

WHEREAS, the Kleinfelder Defendants were served with the Complaint by personal service on November 26, 2013;

WHEREAS, the Kleinfelder Defendants' deadline to answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint is December 17, 2013;

WHEREAS, the Kleinfelder Defendants have requested an extension of time to answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint;

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs have agreed to extend the time for the Kleinfelder Defendants to answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint until January 10, 2014;

NOW THEREFORE, IT HEREBY IS STIPULATED by and between Plaintiffs and the Kleinfelder Defendants, through their counsel of record, that the deadline for the Kleinfelder Defendants to answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint shall be extended until January 10, 2014.

IT IS SO STIPULATED.