JOINT REQUEST TO CONTINUE DEADLINE TO FILE SETTLEMENT DISPOSITION DOCUMENTS; [PROPOSED] ORDER

WILLIAM B. SHUBB, District Judge.

Plaintiff JENNIFER GREEN ("Plaintiff") and Defendant COLUMBIA COLLECTION SERVICE, INC. ("Defendant"), through their respective counsel, hereby jointly request that the August 22, 2018 deadline for the parties to file their settlement disposition documents be continued to September 14, 2018. Good cause exists for this request as follows:

1. The parties' counsel recently settled this case and six other cases with similar claims against the same Defendant.

2. On July 31, 2018, the parties filed a notice of settlement. (ECF No. 16.)

3. On August 1, 2018, this Court ordered the parties to file their disposition documents no later than August 22, 2018. (ECF No. 17.)

4. The parties respectfully submit that they need more time to finalize the settlement and file their disposition documents. In this regard, all specific terms of the parties' written settlement have been negotiated, but the agreement has not yet been fully executed. Further, the agreement conditions dismissal of this matter on the satisfactory completion of terms that have not yet been performed (e.g. payment of the settlement funds). As a result, the parties need more time to complete the settlement and file a stipulation for dismissal.

5. The parties agree that the requested continuance will not cause any prejudice to them. The parties also agree that this joint request is not made for any improper purpose or delay, but rather to give the parties' an opportunity to finalize their settlement and seek a dismissal of this case.

6. Pursuant to the foregoing, the parties stipulate and jointly request that their August 22, 2018 deadline to file settlement disposition documents be continued to September 14, 2018. A Proposed Order regarding this joint request is set forth below for the Court's consideration.

ORDER

Having considered the parties' joint request to continue the August 22, 2018 deadline to file settlement disposition documents, the Court rules as follows:

The request is granted. The parties shall file their settlement disposition documents on or before September 14, 2018. All other dates shall remain as previously ordered.