JOINT MOTION FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE DISPOSTIVE MOTIONS

CAM FERENBACH, Magistrate Judge.

The above named parties, by and through their respective counsel of record hereby submit this joint motion for an extention of time to file dispostive motions pursuant to LR IA 6-1.

This is the first motion for extension of time to file dispositive motions. Good cause exists for this extension. On October 6, 2017, Petitioner served a Rule 30(b)(6) deposition notice, requesting to depose a U.S. Citzenship and Immigration Services ("USCIS") employee on the USCIS' Controlled Application Review and Resolution Process ("CARRP") and noticed Respondent of intention to depose the two USCIS employees that interviewed Petitioner about his application for naturalization. Petitioner plans to ask these USCIS employees questions regarding the CARRP. On October 11, 2017, Respondent filed a motion for a protective order to limit discovery into the CARRP. The parties met and conferred but were unable to resolve the discovery dispute. This extension of time will allow the Court time to consider the motion for the protective order and to allow for the parties to complete the depositions prior to submission of dispositive motions.

Pursuant to the Court's Joint Discovery Plan and Scheduling Order, ECF No. 10, the date for filing dispositive motions shall not be later than thirty (30) days after the discovery cut-off date, which in this matter is not later than Wednesday November 22, 2017. ECF No. 10, at 3. The Parties move that the date for filing dispositive motion shall not be later than ninety (90) days after the Court rules on the motion for a protective order. The date for the completion of the depositions shall be within thirty (30) days after the Court rules on the motion for a protective order. The discovery period will remain open for sole purpose of completing the depositions.

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that dispositive motions must be filed by January 31, 2018.

IT IS SO ORDERED.