STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE DEFENDANTS' DEADLINE TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT AND RELATED BRIEFING SCHEDULE

WILLIAM ALSUP, District Judge.

Pursuant to Local Rules 6-1 and 6-2, the parties hereby stipulate to an extension of the deadline for Defendants to respond to the Complaint and for an enlargement of the related briefing schedule.

RECITALS

WHEREAS, Plaintiff filed its Complaint in this action on November 2, 2016 (Dkt. 1) and served Defendants on November 3, 2016;

WHEREAS, pursuant to Local Rule 6-1(a), Defendants requested, and Plaintiff agreed, to extend the deadline for Defendants to respond to the Complaint from November 25, 2016 to December 23, 2016;

WHEREAS, Defendants intend to file a motion to dismiss the Complaint, and the parties have conferred regarding an appropriate schedule for the briefing on that motion, in light of the upcoming holidays and other scheduling matters;

WHEREAS, pursuant to Local Rule 6-2(a), the parties jointly seek to extend the time frames set forth in Local Rule 7-3 for the briefing on a motion;

WHEREAS, the parties have not previously sought an order extending time in this matter, and the proposal will not alter the date of any other deadline already fixed by the Court;

THEREFORE, the parties, through their undersigned counsel, stipulate as follows, and request that the Court enter an order setting the following deadlines:

1. Defendants shall file their motion to dismiss on or before December 20, 2016.

2. Plaintiff shall file its opposition on or before January 27, 2017.

3. Defendants shall file their reply on or before February 10, 2017.

4. The hearing on the motion to dismiss shall be noticed for the week of February 20, 2017 or February 27, 2017, or as soon thereafter as the Court's schedule allows.

IT IS SO STIPULATED.