JOINT STIPULATION REQUEST TO EXTEND THE NOVEMBER 10, 2016, VDRP SESSION DEADLINE AND ORDER

MORRISON C. ENGLAND, Jr., District Judge.

Plaintiff Anthony Lebbad ("Plaintiff") and Defendant Restaurant Technologies, Inc. ("Defendant") stipulate and respectfully request the court extend the deadline to hold a Voluntary Dispute Resolution session, currently set for November 10, 2017. In support for their request, the parties state as follows:

WHEREAS, the parties agreed to participate in the Court's Voluntary Dispute Resolution Program ("VDRP").

WHERES, the parties agreed to have Robert Blum act as the VDRP Neutral Attorney and the VDRP Administrator appointed Robert Blum as the VDRP Neutral Attorney on August 11, 2017.

WHEREAS, pursuant to Local Rule 271(j)(1) the parties have until November 10, 2017, 91 days from the assignment of a VDRP neutral, to hold a VDRP session.

WHEREAS, due to scheduling conflicts and availability of counsel, the parties and the VDRP neutral, the parties will not be able to hold a VDRP session by November 10, 2017.

WHEREAS, there has been no previous extension or request for an extension of time in this matter to extend the deadline to hold a VDRP session.

Based on the foregoing, the parties stipulate and respectfully request that the court extend the deadline to hold a VDRP session, currently set for November 10, 2017, to January 12, 2018.

ORDER EXTENDING DEADLINE FOR VDRP SESSION

The Parties' stipulated request to extend the mediation deadline to January 12, 2018, is hereby GRANTED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.