WILLIAM H. ORRICK, District Judge.
Defendants COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA, MARK PETERSON, and TED CWIEK (collectively "Defendants") and Plaintiff Lucinda Simpson ("Plaintiff")(collectively the "Parties") hereby stipulate and request as follows:
1. Pursuant to the Court's September 23, 2013 Order Adopting the Parties' Stipulation to Mediation (the "Order"), the Parties agreed to conduct a mediation in this matter through the Court's Alternative Dispute Resolution Program ("ADR Program").
2. Mr. John Koeppel has been assigned as the mediator in this matter. The Parties participated in an initial telephone conference with Mr. Koeppel on November 6, 2013 to discuss mediation scheduling. After discussing the pre-mediation discovery to be completed, in conjunction with the Parties' and the mediator's schedules as well as the upcoming holiday season, the Parties and the mediator agreed to mediation on January 8, 2013.
3. Pursuant to the Order, the ADR Deadline in this matter is currently December 23, 2013. The Parties therefore have stipulated and agreed to request a continuance of the ADR Deadline to January 23, 2013.
4. No previous requests to extend the ADR Deadline have been submitted. The change will not affect any other deadlines on the Court's calendar.
Pursuant to the foregoing Stipulation and good cause appearing, the Court hereby continues the ADR Deadline in this matter to January 23, 2014.