Opinion
MOORE LAW FIRM, P.C., TANYA E. MOORE, SBN 206683, San Jose, California, Attorneys for Plaintiff RONALD MOORE.
HANSON BRIDGETT LLP, KURT A. FRANKLIN, SBN 172715, MEGAN OLIVER THOMPSON, SBN 256654, San Francisco, California, Attorneys for Defendants King of Central Valley and Central Valley Group, Inc.
STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT AND TO RESCHEDULE SCHEDULING CONFERENCE
BARBARA A. McAULIFFE, Magistrate Judge.
Pursuant to Local Rules 143 and 144, Plaintiff Ronald Moore and Defendants King of Central Valley and Central Valley Group, Inc., through their undersigned counsel, hereby stipulate as follows:
WHEREAS, this action was filed on April 26, 2013;
WHEREAS, Defendants waived service on May 28, 2013;
WHEREAS, Defendants' answer to the Complaint is currently due on July 19, 2013;
WHEREAS, the Court's Mandatory Scheduling Conference is currently set for August 13, 2013 at 9:00 a.m.;
WHEREAS, the parties are in the process of negotiating a settlement of this action and, therefore, have agreed to extend Defendants' time to respond to the complaint to August 30, 2013;
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by the parties, through their counsel, as follows:
1) Defendants shall have to and including August 30, 2013 to answer or otherwise respond to the complaint; and
2) In the interest of judicial economy and efficient use of resources, the parties hereby request that the Court reschedule the Mandatory Scheduling Conference to a date after September 1, 2013 that is convenient for the Court's calendar.
IT IS SO STIPULATED.
ORDER
Based on the above Stipulation, and for good cause shown, Defendants' deadline to respond to Plaintiff's complaint is hereby extended to August 30, 2013. Further, the Scheduling Conference currently scheduled for August 13, 2013 is continued to September 24, 2013.
IT IS SO ORDERED.