MAXINE M. CHESNEY, District Judge.
Plaintiffs Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. and Volterra Semiconductor LLC (collectively "Plaintiffs") and Defendants Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. and Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation, Calum MacRae, Luiz Razera, Amit Jain, Thomas Truman and Roberto Guerrero (collectively "Defendants") jointly submit this stipulation and proposed order requesting an extension of time to complete Early Neutral Evaluation.
On January 12, 2015, the Court issued a Case Management Order referring the case to the ADR unit for Early Neutral Evaluation to commence no later than April 30, 2015. [Dkt. #30]. On February 17, 2015, the ADR unit appointed Samuel R. Miller as the Evaluator. [Dkt. #31] The parties had an initial phone conference with Mr. Miller on February 23, 2014.
The parties have been actively engaged in settlement discussions and are in the process of coordinating a search plan to facilitate potential resolution of this matter. In order to provide adequate time for Plaintiffs and Defendants to complete their informal settlement efforts, the parties stipulate and request the following:
The parties' joint request to continue the Early Neutral Evaluation deadline is granted. The new deadline to complete Early Neutral Evaluation is September 30, 2015.