JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER TO EXTEND RESPONSE AND REPLY DEADLINES FOR PLAINTIFF'S MOTION IN LIMINE AND PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS

(FIRST REQUEST)

PEGGY A. LEEN, Magistrate Judge.

Pursuant to LR IA 6-1, Plaintiffs and Certain Defendants herein, by and through their attorneys of record, stipulate as follows:

1. Plaintiff filed a Motion in Limine to Exclude Defendants' Expert Salli Marinov (Docket No. 91) on Monday, October 23, 2017 ("Motion in Limine") and a Motion for Imposition of Sanctions Against Barry K. Epling for Fabrication of Evidence and Against Defendant's Barry K. Epling and Bruce J. Perlowin for False Testimony (Docket No. 92) on Thursday, October 26, 2017 ("Sanctions Motion").

2. Under the Rules, the current deadline for Defendants' response to the Motion in Limine is November 6, 2017, the current deadline for Defendant's response to the Sanctions Motion is November 9, 2017, and the current deadline for Plaintiff to file a Reply in support of the Sanctions Motion is November 24, 2017.

3. The parties hereby seek an extension of the response deadline to both the Motion in Limine and the Sanctions Motion until November 20, 2017, and until December 20, 2017 for the reply deadline.

4. Certain Defendants shall file a response to the Motion in Limine and the Sanctions Motion on or before November 20, 2017; and

5. Plaintiff shall file a reply to the Sanctions Motion on or before December 11, 2017.

6. This is the parties' first request for an extension of the response and reply deadlines for both motions. The reasons warranting additional time for the response and reply deadlines are as follows:

7. Counsel for the parties have conferred regarding these requested extensions, as well as the reasons supporting the requested extensions, and they agree that the requested extensions are an appropriate and efficient means of resolving the parties' scheduling and briefing concerns.

IT IS SO STIPULATED.