STIPULATION AND ORDER TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE RESPONSE TO COMPLAINT [FIRST REQUEST]

CARL W. HOFFMAN, Magistrate Judge.

COME NOW Plaintiff Ramon Ochoa ("Plaintiff") and Defendant Synchrony Bank ("Synchrony"), by counsel and pursuant to Local Rules 6-1 and 7-1, stipulate as follows:

STIPULATION

1. On July 20, 2018, Plaintiff filed a Complaint with this Court [ECF No. 1].

2. Synchrony was served with the Complaint on July 25, 2018.

3. Synchrony is due to file a response to the Complaint by August 15, 2018.

4. On August 8, 2018, counsel for Synchrony and Plaintiff jointly stipulated to extending Synchrony's deadline to file a response to the Complaint to September 5, 2018.

5. The Parties continue to engage in preliminary discussions in this matter. In order to explore the possibility of early resolution, counsel for Synchrony desires an extension until September 5, 2018, to file a response to the Complaint.

6. Counsel for Synchrony conferred with counsel for the Plaintiff regarding this Stipulation. Counsel for the Plaintiff does not oppose this requested extension.

7. The requested extension will allow the Parties time to potentially negotiate a resolution of this matter.

8. This Stipulation is filed in good faith and not for dilatory or other improper purpose. Plaintiff would not suffer any prejudice by the Court permitting Synchrony the requested extension of time and has consented to the requested extension.

9. Granting this Stipulation is in the interests of justice and is otherwise the right and proper thing to do.

ORDER

IT IS SO ORDERED.