NANCY J. KOPPE, Magistrate Judge.
Pursuant to LR 6-1 and LR 26-4, the parties, by and through their respective counsel of record, hereby stipulate and request that this Court extend the deadline to file dispositive motions in the above-captioned case thirty (30) days, up to and including June 1, 2017.
This Request for an extension of time is not sought for any improper purpose or other purpose of delay. This request for extension is based upon the following:
Counsel for Defendant has been in out of state depositions in other matters (and has more scheduled) for part of April, and needs additional time to complete Defendant's motion for summary judgment in this matter. The parties are also awaiting decisions regarding discovery matters in this case.
Counsel for the parties have met and conferred on this topic and have agreed that, to best serve the interests of the parties and obviate the potential for future motion practice, the most efficient remedy is to reasonably extend the dispositive motion deadline for both parties.
WHEREFORE, the parties respectfully request that this Court extend the time for the parties to file their dispositive motions by thirty (30) days from the current deadline of May 1, 2017 up to and including June 1, 2017.
IT IS SO ORDERED.