Opinion
7:23-CV-72 (WLS)
10-24-2024
ORDER
W. LOUIS SANDS, SR. JUDGE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
Before the Court is the Parties' Joint Notice of Settlement and Motion to Vacate All Deadlines (Doc. 51), filed on October 22, 2024. Therein, the Parties notify the Court that they have agreed to settle the above-captioned case, and that counsel for the Parties are currently in the process of preparing the appropriate settlement documents. The Parties request a period of thirty (30) days to finalize the settlement and to file a stipulation of dismissal of all claims. Additionally, the Parties ask the Court to vacate all deadlines, including the evidentiary hearing on Plaintiffs' Motion to Compel (Doc. 34) and Defendant's Motion for Evidentiary Sanctions (Doc. 38) scheduled to take place on October 23, 2024.
For good cause, the Parties' Joint Motion (Doc. 51) is GRANTED-IN-PART. To ensure the timely and orderly disposition of this case, the Parties are hereby ORDERED to file a joint stipulation of dismissal of all claims by no later than Friday, November 22, 2024, or, by the same deadline, file with the Court a motion for additional time containing a written statement as to why additional time is needed. Further, the evidentiary hearing scheduled for Wednesday, October 23, 2024, is CANCELED. All pending deadlines that have not elapsed are hereby SUSPENDED until the Parties have filed such a stipulation of dismissal or motion, or as may otherwise be ordered by the Court.
Additionally, in light of the Parties' impending settlement and the anticipated dismissal of this action, Plaintiffs' Motion to Compel (Doc. 34), Defendant's Motion for Evidentiary Sanctions (Doc. 38), and Defendant's Motion to Exclude the Testimony of David Southwell (Doc. 47) are DENIED-WITHOUT-PREJUDICE, as moot.
SO ORDERED