STIPULATION AND ORDER TO FURTHER CONTINUE MEDIATION COMPLETION DEADLINE

JOHN A. MENDEZ, District Judge.

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by and between Plaintiffs and Defendant Metropolitan Life Insurance Company by and through their respective attorneys of record, as follows:

Mediation had been scheduled to take place on October 4, 2012 before JAMS Mediator Judge Ellen Sickle James (Ret.). However, attorney-scheduling issues arose after the mediation was set and the mediation was taken off calendar. Since then, the court has four times extended the mediation-completion deadline as a result of the parties' conclusion that further investigation was needed before the case would be ripe for mediation. Most recently, the court extended to August 7, 2013 the deadline for the parties to report on mediation.

The parties have not yet completed mediation. The parties continue to cooperate in the factual investigation. They have conferred and concluded that additional time is needed for investigation and document production before proceeding with mediation. Accordingly, the parties agree that it would be best to further postpone the mediation-completion and -reporting dates.

At this time the parties seek an order that: (1) they be given approximately 90 days from August 7, 2013, or until November 5, 2013, to complete mediation; (2) they be excused from filing an updated joint status report by August 14, 2013; and (3) they be given until November 12, 2013 to submit an updated joint status report concerning the outcome of the rescheduled mediation.

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

ORDER

Good cause appearing and pursuant to the above Joint Stipulation to Continue Mediation Completion Deadline, it is HEREBY ORDERED as follows:

1. The parties shall have until November 5, 2013 to complete mediation;

2. The parties are excused from filing an updated joint status report by August 14, 2013;

3. The parties shall have until November 12, 2013 to submit an updated joint status report concerning the outcome of the mediation.