ORDER

(Docket No. 80)

NANCY J. KOPPE, Magistrate Judge.

Pending before the Court is Defendant's motion for an extension of time to file dispositive motions. Docket No. 80. The Court has considered Defendant's motion and Plaintiff's response. Docket Nos. 80, 83. For the reasons discussed below, Defendant's motion for an extension (Docket No. 80) is hereby GRANTED.

The deadline for filing dispositive motions in this case was May 6, 2015. Docket No. 73, at 2. On May 5, 2015, the parties filed stipulation to extend the deadline to file dispositive motions. Docket No. 76. The Court denied without prejudice the parties' stipulation for failing to address excusable neglect.1 Docket No. 77.

On May 18, 2015, Defendant filed the pending motion for an extension. Docket No. 80. Defendant represents that excusable neglect exists to extend the dispositive motion deadline to May 27, 2015, because he is "scheduled to contend during the week of May 18, 2105 with the family medical situation referenced in the Stipulation of April 20, 2105." Docket No. 80, Karlin Decl. at ¶ 19.

Plaintiff filed a response on May 20, 2015. Docket No. 83. Plaintiff does not oppose extending the deadline to file dispositive motions to May 27, 2105. Id., at 3-4. However, Plaintiff requests that the Court also hold Defendant's forthcoming motion for summary judgment in abeyance pending the resolution of Plaintiff's motion to compel. Id., at 3. Alternatively, Plaintiff requests "that the Court craft an alternative resolution that will extend Plaintiff's deadline to file responsive papers until such time as Defendant fulfills her discovery obligations." Id., at 3. Plaintiff's requests are not properly brought before the Court, and are premature. As such, Plaintiff's requests are DENIED without prejudice.

The Court finds good cause and excusable neglect exist to extend the deadline to file dispositive motions. Accordingly, Defendant's motion to extend (Docket No. 80) is hereby GRANTED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.