JOINT STIPULATION TO CONTINUE INITIAL SCHEDULING CONFERENCE; [PROPOSED] ORDER

BARBARA A. McAULIFFE, Magistrate Judge.

This Stipulation is made by and between Plaintiff Bee Sweet Citrus, Inc. ("Plaintiff") and Defendants Theophilus L. Ulmer, doing business as Bee Sweet Lemonade, and Mikaila's BeeSweet Lemonade, LLC ("Defendants") (collectively, "the Parties"), by and through their attorneys, with reference to the following facts:

1. Plaintiff filed a First Amended Complaint against Defendants on July 13, 2015.

2. On July 13, 2015, the Court set the Initial Scheduling Conference for October 14, 2015 at 9:30 a.m. in Courtroom 8 before Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe.

3. On September 30, 2015, counsel for Defendants executed and returned to Plaintiff's counsel a Waiver of the Service of Summons allowing Defendants until November 30, 2015 to file and serve its answer or otherwise plead.

4. On October 6, 2015, the Court issued a Minute Order continuing the Initial Scheduling Conference to November 18, 2015 at 8:30 a.m. Accordingly, the Parties' Joint Scheduling Report is due November 12, 2015.

5. The Parties have been actively engaged in settlement discussions, exchanged written drafts, and have been diligently working on finalizing a settlement agreement wherein the Parties have agreed to the principle terms.

6. The Parties agree that continuing the Initial Scheduling Conference will allow the Parties to focus their efforts on reviewing and executing a formal settlement agreement to amicably resolve this action and conserve the resources of the Court.

7. No requests for a continuance have been previously made in this matter by any party.

NOW THEREFORE, the Parties stipulate and jointly request that the Court continue the Initial Scheduling Conference to December 18, 2015, or to the first date thereafter available on the Court's calendar.

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

ORDER

In consideration of the Parties' Joint Stipulation to Continue the Initial Scheduling Conference and all related deadlines, and good cause having been shown, it is ORDERED that the Initial Scheduling Conference, currently set for November 18, 2015, shall be continued to January 12, 2016, at 9:00 a.m. in Courtroom 8 before United States Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe. Related deadlines to meet and confer, submit a Joint Scheduling Report, and provide initial disclosures under Rule 26 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, are similarly continued.

IT IS SO ORDERED.