RICHARD F. BOULWARE, II, District Judge.
WHEREAS, on December 17, 2018, the Court issued its order granting in part and denying in part Defendant's Motion to Strike (ECF No. 169) and denying Defendant's Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 170), which by rule sets December 31, 2018, as Defendant's deadline to file a responsive pleading to Plaintiff's Second Amended Complaint;
WHEREAS, Defendant seeks to extend the deadline under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(a) by which he must file a responsive pleading in this matter by 14 days, to January 14, 2019;
WHEREAS, Plaintiff does not object to Defendant's request to extend the deadline for responsive pleading by 14 days, to January 14, 2019;
WHEREAS, good cause exists for this first request for an extension on Defendant's responsive pleading deadline, namely, that Defendant's counsel has previously scheduled work and personal obligations prior to the current December 31, 2018 responsive pleading deadline that counsel is unable to reschedule;
WHEREFORE, Defendant respectfully requests, by agreement with Plaintiff, that the Court extend the deadline for responsive pleading in this matter by 14 days, to January 14, 2019.
IT IS SO ORDERED.