STIPULATION AND PROPAISED ORDER RESETTING THE ORAL ARGUMENT DATE AND BRIEFING SCHEDULE REGARDING THE UNITED STATES' MOTION TO DISMIS

EDWARD M. CHEN, District Judge.

Relator Gwen Thrower, Defendant Academy Mortgage Corporation, and the United States hereby stipulate by and through their respective counsel as follows:

1. WHEREAS, on July 19, 2017, the United States filed a Motion to Dismiss Relator's Amended Complaint ("the United States' Motion"). Docket No. 60.

2. WHEREAS, on August 2, 2017, upon the request of the Relator's counsel, the parties stipulated to modify the briefing schedule regarding the United States' Motion to extend: (1) the deadline for Relator to respond to the United States' Motion through and including September 15, 2017; (2) the deadline for the United States to file its reply on its Motion through and including September 22, 2017; and (3) the date for oral argument on the United States' Motion be set for October 5, 2017 at 1:30 p.m. Docket No. 63.

3. WHEREAS, the parties also stipulated to hold in abeyance the defendant's Amended Motion to Transfer Venue, defendant's Motion to Dismiss, and the Case Management Conference pending a decision on the United States' Motion. Docket No. 63.

4. WHEREAS, on August 3, 2017, this Court granted the parties stipulation as described above in ¶¶2-3. Docket No. 64.

5. WHEREAS, on August 28, 2017, this Court issued a Clerk's Notice resetting the oral argument regarding the United States' Motion from October 5, 2017 to October 12, 2017 at 1:30 pm. Docket No. 65.

6. WHEREAS, Relator's counsel is unavailable for oral argument on October 12, 2017 and requests an adjournment of the oral argument.

7. WHEREAS, the parties have conferred regarding the dates that they are available and propose that the oral argument be adjourned until October 26, 2017 at 1:30 p.m. Although defendant has not brought the current motion, defense counsel has indicated that they plan to attend the oral argument during this proposed time.

8. WHEREAS, due to eye surgery involving the principal attorney representing the Relator causing that attorney to be out of the office last week and due to recent setbacks from that surgery (including the inability to currently read anything on a computer screen), Relator respectfully requests an extension of time for her to prepare her response to the United States' Motion.

9. WHEREAS, in light of the above, the parties have agreed to extend the briefing schedule, extending the deadline for Relator to file her response to the United States' Motion through and including September 25, 2017, and extending the deadline for the United States' to file its reply through and including October 2, 2017.

10. WHEREAS, this is the second requested extension of these deadlines.

11. WHEREAS, defendant's Motion to Dismiss the Amended Complaint and defendant's Motion to Transfer Venue, as well as the Case Management Conference will continue to be held in abeyance pending a decision on the United States' Motion.

12. IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED that, upon approval by the Court: (1) the date for oral argument on the United States' Motion is reset for October 26, 2017 at 1:30 p.m; (2) the deadline for Relator to respond to the United States' Motion is extended to and including September 25, 2017; (3) the deadline for the United States to file its reply on its Motion is extended to and including October 2, 2017; and (4) defendant's Motion to Dismiss the Amended Complaint and defendant's Motion to Transfer Venue, as well as the Case Management Conference will continue to be held in abeyance pending a decision on the United States' Motion.

[PROPOSED] ORDER: RESETTING THE ORAL ARGUMENT DATE AND BRIEFING SCHEDULE REGARDING THE UNITED STATES' MOTION TO DISMIS

Upon consideration of the Stipulation between the Relator, United States and Defendant to reset the oral argument and briefing schedule regarding the United States' Motion to Dismiss the Amended Complaint; and good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the stipulation is GRANTED as follows:

IT IS SO ORDERED.