STIPULATION TO CONTINUE STATUS REPORT DEADLINE AND RELATED DATES AND ORDER THEREON

JOHN A. MENDEZ, District Judge.

WHEREAS, plaintiff's complaint alleges plaintiff and her minor children became ill after eating romaine lettuce tainted with E. coli O157:H7 bacteria.

WHEREAS, the parties agree that to date, the state and federal health officials investigating the E. coli outbreak at issue have not publically identified the source of the outbreak.

WHEREAS, Papa Murphy's International LLC (hereinafter "PMI") filed an answer on June 15, 2018 and a third party complaint on June 29, 2018 against three parties in PMI's supply chain;

WHEREAS, PMI filed a first amended third party complaint on July 16, 2018;

WHEREAS, PMI will endeavor to serve the third party defendants named in the first amended third party complaint as soon as practicable;

WHEREAS, the joint status report including the parties' Fed. R. Civ. Proc. 26(f) discovery plan is currently due on July 24, 2018 pursuant to the Standing Order;

WHEREAS, in the interests of judicial economy, the parties agree it would be beneficial to continue the deadline for the parties' joint status report and Rule 26(f) discovery plan to, at a minimum, allow the third party defendants to appear and participate in the initial proceedings;

WHEREAS, the parties agree to continue the deadline for the parties' joint status report and Rule 26(f) discovery plan for 60 days.

WHEREAS, the parties, by and through their counsel stipulate to the following new dates:

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

PURSUANT TO THE ABOVE STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.