STIPULATION TO EXTEND BRIEFING SCHEDULE

NANDOR J. VADAS, Magistrate Judge.

Plaintiff Ben David Brucker ("Plaintiff") and defendant Carolyn Colvin, Acting Commissioner of Social Security ("Defendant"), through their undersigned counsel of record, hereby stipulate, subject to the approval of the Court, to extend the time for Plaintiff to file Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment or Remand to December 27, 2016; and that Defendant shall have until January 24, 2017, to file her opposition, if any is forthcoming. Any reply by plaintiff will be due February 7, 2017.

This Court is aware that Counsel's Spouse battled Stage IV breast cancer which metastasized initially to her liver and continued to progress with tumors in her lungs, spine and brain. After exhausting all known chemotherapy treatments over 18 months ago and surviving on willful determination and profound faith alone Counsel's wife has succumbed to her illness. On September 30, 2016 Counsel gently held his wife as she relinquished her fight and passed away. Counsel requires the time to deal with providing the appropriate respect to his spouse.

Counsel sincerely apologizes to the court for any inconvenience this may have had upon it or its staff.

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff may have an extension of time, to and including December 27, 2016, in which to file Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment or Remand; Defendant may have an extension of time to January 24, 2017 to file her opposition, if any is forthcoming. Any reply by plaintiff will be due February 7, 2017.

IT IS SO ORDERED.