SHEILA K. OBERTO, Magistrate Judge.
WHEREAS, a Mandatory Scheduling Conference in this action is currently set for October 13, 2016, pursuant to the Court's Order dated July 8, 2016 (Dkt. 3);
WHEREAS, Plaintiff, Jose Acosta ("Plaintiff"), and Defendants, Jose Sanchez dba La Takeria, and Eleanor Kikuyo Yuyama, Trustee of the Masaji Mark Yuyama and Eleanor Kikuyo Yuyama Revocable Living Trust Agreement dated August 29, 2000 ("Defendants," and together with Plaintiff, "the Parties"), are engaging in settlement discussions and wish to exhaust such efforts before incurring the fees and costs associated with the Scheduling Conference, and to conserve Court resources;
NOW, THEREFORE, Plaintiff and Defendants, by and through their respective counsel, stipulate to a continuance of the Mandatory Scheduling Conference currently set for October 13, 2016 to a date at the Court's convenience after December 13, 2016.
Based on the parties' above-stipulation, IT IS ORDERED that the Scheduling Conference currently set for October 13, 2016, in this matter is CONTINUED to January 5, 2017, at 9:30 am in Courtroom 7 (SKO) before Magistrate Judge Sheila K. Oberto. The parties shall file their joint scheduling report by no later than December 29, 2016.
IT IS SO ORDERED.