Filed: May 18, 2018
Latest Update: May 18, 2018
Summary: SECOND UNOPPOSED EX PARTE MOTION TO EXTEND THE DEADLINE FOR PARTIES TO FILE A CONSENT DECREE; DECLARATION OF TRIAL ATTORNEY LORENA GARCIA-BAUTISTA; AND ORDER (Doc. 17) SHEILA K. OBERTO , Magistrate Judge . Plaintiff U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") submits the following second unopposed ex parte motion to extend the deadline to file the consent decree. On September 22, 2017, the EEOC filed the instant action against Defendant. ( See Docket No. 1.) On March 22, 2018,
Summary: SECOND UNOPPOSED EX PARTE MOTION TO EXTEND THE DEADLINE FOR PARTIES TO FILE A CONSENT DECREE; DECLARATION OF TRIAL ATTORNEY LORENA GARCIA-BAUTISTA; AND ORDER (Doc. 17) SHEILA K. OBERTO , Magistrate Judge . Plaintiff U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") submits the following second unopposed ex parte motion to extend the deadline to file the consent decree. On September 22, 2017, the EEOC filed the instant action against Defendant. ( See Docket No. 1.) On March 22, 2018, t..
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SECOND UNOPPOSED EX PARTE MOTION TO EXTEND THE DEADLINE FOR PARTIES TO FILE A CONSENT DECREE; DECLARATION OF TRIAL ATTORNEY LORENA GARCIA-BAUTISTA; AND ORDER
(Doc. 17)
SHEILA K. OBERTO, Magistrate Judge.
Plaintiff U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") submits the following second unopposed ex parte motion to extend the deadline to file the consent decree.
On September 22, 2017, the EEOC filed the instant action against Defendant. (See Docket No. 1.) On March 22, 2018, the Parties attended a successful mediation in which the Parties came to an agreement on the terms of the consent decree. On March 26, 2018, the EEOC notified the Court of the Parties' settlement through its notice of settlement and requested thirty days to finalize the language of the consent decree. The Court initially set the deadline to file the consent decree to April 27, 2018. (Docket No. 13.) Thereafter, the Court agreed to stay the case and extended the April 27, 2018 deadline to file the consent decree to May 29, 2018. (Docket No. 15.)
During this time, the Parties have diligently worked towards finalizing the many details of the consent decree, which have included holding teleconferences, numerous additional emails, and exchanging drafts of the consent decree and its exhibits. While the Parties have made significant progress, the Parties anticipate that an additional thirty (30) days is necessary to not only finalize the language but also obtain the necessary signatures for filing the consent decree. The EEOC's Regional Attorney, who will need to be signatory to the consent decree, will be out of the office May 21-25, 2018. As such, good cause exists to extend the deadline to file the consent decree, as such action would minimize costs and conserve judicial resources to concentrate on finalizing the consent decree. Furthermore, the requested continuance will not result in any undue delay or prejudice to either party.
Accordingly, the parties request that this Court continue stay of the case and extend the May 29, 2018 deadline to file the consent decree by thirty (30) days to June 29, 2018.
ORDER
FOR GOOD CAUSE SHOWING, THIS COURT HEREBY ORDERS THAT the stay of this case, entered April 18, 2018 (see Doc. 15), shall continue to be in effect and the deadline to file the Consent Decree and other settlement documents shall be extended to June 29, 2018.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
