STIPULATION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO ALLOW DEFENDANT NATE MENDES TO RESPOND TO SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT; ORDER THEREON

HAYWOOD S. GILLIAM, Jr., District Judge.

WHEREAS on June 1, 2015, Plaintiff initiated the present civil action in the Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt;

WHEREAS Defendant Nate Mendes was not named as a defendant in that civil action;

WHEREAS on July 21, 2015, the named defendants removed the state court action to federal court;

WHEREAS on November 30, 2015, an amended complaint was filed naming approximately 19 defendants, including "Agent Nate Mendes";

WHEREAS on November 10, 2016, a Second Amended Complaint was filed;

WHEREAS on January 17, 2017, Robert Chalfant, outside counsel for Siskiyou County, received a voicemail message from Counsel for Plaintiff, Linda Mitlyng, asking whether Mr. Chalfant would be representing Nate Mendes;

WHEREAS on January 19, 2017, Ms. Mitlyng emailed a proof of service to Mr. Chalfant showing that on June 7, 2016, substituted service of the Amended Complaint and Summons was attempted on Mr. Mendes, at a Bureau of Land Management Field Office.

WHEREAS the parties wish to avoid motion practice relating to service issues;

It is hereby stipulated by the parties to this action through their attorneys of record as follows:

Defendant NATE MENDES may have a two week extension of time within which to respond to the Second Amended Complaint on file in any manner authorized by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Said response will now be due on or before February 20, 2017.

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

ORDER

It is hereby ordered that Defendant NATE MENDES may have an extension of time to and including February 20, 2017, to file a response to the Second Amended Complaint on file herein in any manner authorized by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

IT IS SO ORDERED.