Hamilton C.P. No. B9703305. This cause is pending before the court as an appeal from the Court of Common Pleas of Hamilton County. On October 9, 1998, appellant filed his second stipulation to an extension of time to file his merit brief. Whereas S.CtPrac.R. XIV(3)(B)(2) permits each party to obtain only one extension of time,

IT IS ORDERED by the court, sua sponte, that appellant’s second stipulation to an extension of time to file his merit brief be, and hereby is, stricken.