STIPULATION AND ORDER CONTINUING DEADLINE FOR RULE 26 CONFERENCE UNTIL AFTER HEARING ON MOTION TO DISMISS OR TRANSFER CASE

LUCY H. KOH, District Judge.

The parties agree to the following:

WHEREAS, Defendants have filed a motion to dismiss or transfer this case to a different court and the parties have submitted their respective briefs on that motion; and

WHEREAS, the court set the hearing for that motion for January 10, 2013, at 1:30 p.m.; and

WHEREAS, the court has also scheduled the initial Case Management Conference for the same date and time, and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Rule 26 and Local Rule 16-9, the parties are required to meet and confer regarding discovery, provide their initial Rule 26 disclosures, and jointly file a Rule 26(f) Report and Civil Case Management Statement, prior to the initial Case Management Conference; and

WHEREAS, the parties have met and conferred about scheduling in this matter and are in agreement that it is in both parties' interest to wait until they know the result of the Motion to Dismiss or Transfer before engaging in the Rule 26 meet and confer process and filing the required joint report and Case Management Statement;

THEREFORE, THE PARTIES STIPULATE AS FOLLOWS:

The parties stipulate that (1) they will hold their Rule 26(f) conference within two weeks after the court rules on the pending Motion to Dismiss or Transfer, at which time they will schedule a time for the deadline for their Rule 26 initial disclosures; (2) they will jointly file any documents required by Rule 26 and the Local Rules one week after their Rule 26(f) conference; and (3) the Case Management Conference should be continued for 30 days.

IT IS SO ORDERED.