JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER TO EXTEND TIME FOR EXCHANGE OF INITIAL DISCLOSURES

MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR., District Judge.

Plaintiff A.T., a minor, by and through his Guardian Ad Litem, L.T. ("Plaintiff"), Individual Placer County Office of Education Defendants Peter Baldo, Judy Benney, Mary Boehm, Becky Bravo, Debbie Cannon, Stephanie Dillbeck, Lisa Hewitt, Liz Lee, Valerie Miller, Sandra Moore, Cyndi Stone, KD Ashton, Christy Carter, Donna Kearns, and Jen Rogers ("PCOE Individual Defendants"), and Individual Placer County Children's System of Care Defendants Renee Verdugo, David Moul, Lauri McNally, Carley Rose Jackson, Tammy Peterson, Rebecca Ratekin, and Wendy Devore ("CSOC Individual Defendants" and, collectively with Plaintiff and the PCOE Individual Defendants, the "Parties"), by and through their respective counsel, stipulate and agree as follows:

1. WHEREAS, the Parties previously stipulated to extending the time to exchange initial disclosures until six weeks after Defendants' filed an answer or six weeks after a hearing date for a motion to dismiss Plaintiff's First Amended Complaint ("FAC") (see ECF Doc. No. 68);

2. WHEREAS, Defendants' filed their respective motions to dismiss Plaintiff's FAC on September 18, 2017 (see ECF Doc. Nos. 72, 74), with a scheduled hearing date of October 19, 2017, that was subsequently vacated by the Court;

3. WHEREAS, based upon the Court's vacating of the October 19, 2017 hearing date, the deadline to exchange initial disclosures under the parties prior stipulation defaulted to November 30, 2017;

4. WHEREAS, Defendants' motions to dismiss Plaintiff's FAC remain pending before and under submission with the Court, and the Parties acknowledge that the Court's ruling could result in dismissal of the subject action, in its entirety; and

5. WHEREAS, the Parties are interested in preventing the accrual of unnecessary costs and expenses with regard to initial disclosures, in light of the possibility that this action may be dismissed entirely, with prejudice.

NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to Rule 26 (a)(1)(C), the Parties jointly request and HEREBY STIPULATE that the deadline for initial disclosures required by Rule 26(a)(1) for this action be extended to thirty (30) days after this Court issues its rulings on Defendants' motions to dismiss the FAC. IT IS SO STIPULATED.

*Attestation: The filer of this document attests that the concurrence of the other signatories thereto has been obtained.

ORDER

Pursuant to the foregoing Stipulation of the Parties, and good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the deadline for the Parties to exchange initial disclosures shall be extended to thirty (30) days after the Court issues its rulings on Defendants' pending motions to dismiss Plaintiff's FAC.

IT IS SO ORDERED.