STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE FURTHER CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

IT IS SO ORDERED AS MODIFIED

THELTON E. HENDERSON, District Judge.

Plaintiff Dan Kromat and defendants Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and The Group Benefits Plan of Varian Medical Systems, Inc., through their respective attorneys of record, hereby agree and stipulate as follows:

1. On June 30, 2014, following the initial Case Management Conference, the Court set a further Case Management Conference on August 25, 2014, with a Case Management Statement due August 18, 2014. (ECF No. 27.)

2. The parties agreed to participate in mediation through the Court's ADR program. A mediation is currently scheduled with Katherine Ritchey on August 20, 2014.

3. Because the matter may settle on August 20, 2014, the further Case Management Conference on August 25, 2014 may not be necessary.

4. Plaintiff's counsel is out of the country and unavailable from September 9, 2014 through September 27, 2014.

THEREFORE, the parties respectfully request that the Court continue the further Case Management Conference to October 13, 2014 at 1:30 p.m. A Case Management Statement will be due October 6, 2014.

IT IS SO STIPULATED, AGREED, AND RESPECTFULLY REQUESTED.

ORDER

Pursuant to the stipulation of the parties and good cause found herein,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the further Case Management Conference currently set for August 25, 2014 is continued to October 20, 2014 at 1:30 p.m. A Case Management Statement is due October 10, 2014.

IT IS SO ORDERED.