STATUS REPORT & ORDER EXTENDING TIME TO FILE DISPOSITION DOCUMENTS

MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR., District Judge.

WHEREAS on or about December 3, 2018, the parties notified the Court that this matter had settled. The Court Ordered that the case be dismissed on or before March 4, 2019. On February 20, 2019, the parties requested that the Court grant additional time for compliance through May 1, 2019 due to a personal loss suffered by plaintiff's counsel. Because of the personal loss, defense counsel offered to prepare the required documents for approval of the minors' claims. On February 26, 2019, the Court granted the parties request and extended the time through May 1, 2019. [See Dkt. No. 25].

WHEREAS the needed documents for approval of the minors' claims had not yet been received, the Parties respectfully requested that the Court grant more time to complete the necessary documents and that the Dismissal be extended to September 1, 2019.

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs' counsel provided defendant with the needed information, and thereafter, defense counsel was the cause of a delay due to a lack of and change in staff.

WHEREAS, the parties requested one more additional extension to November 1, 2019 for the dismissal to be filed, and that request was granted.

WHEREAS, all paperwork had been submitted to San Joaquin County Superior Court, and a hearing had been set for November 18, 2019, despite the parties' request that no hearing be held, the parties' requested what was expected to be one final extension to December 9, 2019.

WHEREAS, the San Joaquin County Superior Court, on its own motion, continued the minors' compromise hearing to December 9, 2019. The parties request what is expected to be one final extension for filing dispositional documents to January 15, 2020.

IT IS SO ORDERED.