STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO VACATE CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE AND RELATED DEADLINES

RICHARD SEEBORG, District Judge.

WHEREAS, on June 15, 2018, the Court set a Case Management Conference (CMC) for September 20, 2018;

WHEREAS, on August 28, 2018, the CMC was continued to September 27, 2018;

WHEREAS, on September 10, 2018, the Court appointed Public Employees Retirement Association of New Mexico ("PERA") as lead plaintiff, and vacated the hearing set for September 27, 2018;

WHEREAS, on September 14, 2018, the CMC was continued to January 10, 2019;

WHEREAS, on December 14, 2018, PERA filed a Second Amended Consolidated Class Action Complaint ("SAC");

WHEREAS, the SAC asserts claims under the federal securities laws that are subject to the procedural requirements of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the "PSLRA"), including those set forth in 15 U.S.C. § 78u-4;

WHEREAS, Defendants intend to file a motion to dismiss, which triggers a stay of discovery under the PSLRA;

WHEREAS, Defendants' deadline to respond to the SAC is February 15, 2019;

WHEREAS, the parties have conferred and agreed that it is in the interests of the parties and judicial efficiency to continue the CMC and vacate all related deadlines; and

WHEREAS, this Stipulation and Order is without prejudice to, or waiver of, any rights, arguments, or defenses otherwise available to the parties to this action.

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, subject to the approval of the Court, that the January 10, 2019 CMC and related deadlines shall be vacated.

[PROPOSED] ORDER

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

ATTESTATION

I am the ECF User whose identification and password are being used to file the foregoing Stipulation. Pursuant to Local Rule 5-1(i)(3) regarding signatures, I, Robert W. Perrin, attest that concurrence in the filing of this document has been obtained.