STIPULATION AND ORDER TO CONTINUE

SUSAN ILLSTON, District Judge.

Plaintiff Thomas Bower, appearing pro se, filed this action on May 14, 2014. At that time, the Court issued an initial scheduling order which, among other things, set a case management conference for August 15, 2014.

Bower did not serve the complaint until July 7, 2014 and the City filed an answer on July 28, 2014. Given the delay in service, the parties have not had sufficient time to satisfy the requirements of of the initial scheduling order such as compliance with the meet and confer requirements under Federal Rule 26(f) or ADR certification under Civil Local Rule 16-8(b). Nor are the parties prepared to prepare and file a joint case management conference statement by August 8, 2014 as required by the scheduling order.

According, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED BY AND BETWEEN THE PARTIES, that the August 14, 2014 case management be continued 63-days to October 16, 2014, or as soon thereafter as the conference may be scheduled, to provide the parties with additional time to prepare for the initial case management conference. The parties further seek a corresponding extension of the other dates set forth in the May 14, 2014 initial scheduling order.

[PROPOSED] ORDER CONTINUING CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

For good cause appearing, the case management currently set for August 14, 2014 is hereby continued to October 17, 2014 at 2:30 p.m. The dates set forth in the Court's May 14, 2014 initial scheduling order are also extended 63-days to provide additional time for the parties to satisfy their obligations set forth therein. The parties shall submit a joint case management conference statement no later than seven days before the October 17, 2014 conference.