Filed: Jan. 19, 2017
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Summary: STIPULATION TO A SIX-WEEK PERIOD OF TIME TO FILE DISPOSITIONAL DOCUMENTS; AND ORDER JOHN A. MENDEZ , District Judge . Plaintiff Consolidated Tribal Health Project, Inc., and Defendants United States of America, Sylvia M. Burwell, Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, and Mary Smith, Principal Deputy Director of the Indian Health Service, by and through their attorneys of record, hereby stipulate, subject to approval by the Court, to the following: (1) The
Summary: STIPULATION TO A SIX-WEEK PERIOD OF TIME TO FILE DISPOSITIONAL DOCUMENTS; AND ORDER JOHN A. MENDEZ , District Judge . Plaintiff Consolidated Tribal Health Project, Inc., and Defendants United States of America, Sylvia M. Burwell, Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, and Mary Smith, Principal Deputy Director of the Indian Health Service, by and through their attorneys of record, hereby stipulate, subject to approval by the Court, to the following: (1) The H..
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STIPULATION TO A SIX-WEEK PERIOD OF TIME TO FILE DISPOSITIONAL DOCUMENTS; AND ORDER
JOHN A. MENDEZ, District Judge.
Plaintiff Consolidated Tribal Health Project, Inc., and Defendants United States of America, Sylvia M. Burwell, Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, and Mary Smith, Principal Deputy Director of the Indian Health Service, by and through their attorneys of record, hereby stipulate, subject to approval by the Court, to the following:
(1) The Honorable John A. Mendez stayed this action pending settlement until January 30, 2017, on which date, failing settlement, the defendants must file a responsive pleading.
(2) The parties settled the above-captioned case through negotiations between counsel, which concluded in early January 2017.
(3) On January 17, 2017, the parties filed a Stipulation of Settlement resolving all claims in this above-captioned case. Pursuant to the Stipulation, the parties agreed that the settlement amount would be paid out of the Judgment Fund as soon as practicable, consistent with the normal processing procedures of the Department of Justice and the Department of Treasury.
(4) The Department of Justice and the Department of Treasury are following their normal processing procedures, but payment of the settlement amount has not yet been made.
(5) Accordingly, the parties respectfully request the Court to relieve the Defendants of the need to file a responsive pleading and vacate any calendar dates in this case.
(6) Additionally, the parties respectfully request the Court provide a further six weeks to file the dispositional documents in this case, to a date of March 13, 2017.
ORDER
Pursuant to stipulation and good cause appearing, IT IS SO ORDERED.
