STIPULATION OF THE PARTIES REGARDING EXTENSION OF TIME TO SUBMIT JOINT STATUS REPORT; ORDER THEREON

MORRISON C. ENGLAND, Jr., District Judge.

WHEREAS, this action under the Fair Housing Act was originally assigned to the Honorable Michael J. Seng;

WHEREAS, counsel for Plaintiffs LaVonna Castellano and Project Sentinel, Inc. (collectively, "Plaintiffs") and Defendants Access Premier Realty, Inc., Daniel Akulow, Dolores Valenzuela and Elvia Addison (collectively, "Defendants") held their conference pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(f) in accordance with Judge Seng's order setting an initial scheduling conference (ECF No. 3);

WHEREAS, this action was later reassigned to the Honorable Morrison C. England, Jr., which reassignment vacated the initial scheduling conference that was then calendared (ECF Nos. 12 and 13);

WHEREAS, after the reassignment of the case, counsel for Plaintiffs and Defendants diligently litigated this action, conducting discovery, engaging in further pleading and motion practice, retaining the services of a private mediator and attending an in-person mediation session with their counsel;

WHEREAS, the Court recently issued its order on partial summary judgment regarding Defendants' liability (ECF No. 38);

WHEREAS, counsel for Plaintiffs and Defendants are actively engaged in settlement discussions and have scheduled a further in-person mediation session for August 8, 2016;

WHEREAS, on July 12, 2016, the Court issued an order requiring a Joint Scheduling Report;

WHEREAS, in light of the on-going settlement discussions and the upcoming mediation, an extension of time for the submission of the Joint Scheduling Report is likely to avoid the unnecessary expenditure of resources and time on the part of Plaintiffs, Defendants, their counsel and the Court;

THEREFORE, Plaintiffs and Defendants through their counsel hereby STIPULATE to the issuance of an order extending the time for the filing of the Joint Status Report to August 26, 2016 and respectfully request that the Court issue such order.

ORDER

Pursuant to the foregoing stipulation, and good cause appearing, the parties' deadline for submitting the requisite Joint Status Report is hereby extended to August 25, 2016.

IT IS SO ORDERED.