JOINT STIPULATION AND REQUEST TO CONTINUE APRIL 7, 2015 SCHEDULING CONFERENCE; ORDER

STANLEY A. BOONE, Magistrate Judge.

By and through their respective counsel, the parties stipulate and agree as follows:

WHEREAS, on February 20, 2015, the Court entered an Order Setting Scheduling Conference, pursuant to which the parties must meet and confer on a discovery plan by March 18, 2015 (ECF No. 15);

WHEREAS, on March 12, 2015, Judge Boone signed the proposed order providing Defendants Beard, Cate, and Biter until March 19, 2015 to file a responsive pleading (ECF No. 17), and Defendants intend to file a motion to dismiss;

WHEREAS, Defendants Brown and Hedgpeth have not yet been served or appeared in the action;

WHEREAS, counsel for the parties agree that a continuance is warranted to allow Plaintiffs adequate time to review and evaluate Defendants' response to the Complaint prior to meeting and conferring regarding scheduling;

WHEREAS, counsel for the parties further agree that judicial economy will be best served if the Scheduling Conference is continued for sixty (60) days to allow the Court to rule on the motion to dismiss Defendants intend to file and to allow adequate time for a meaningful conference of the parties;

NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereby stipulate and request that the Court continue the Scheduling Conference and any deadlines pertaining thereto for sixty (60) days.

ORDER

GOOD CAUSE APPEARING, the Court hereby approves this Stipulation by and between the parties and continues the Scheduling Conference to June 15, 2015 at 9:00 am before Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone.

IT IS SO ORDERED.