STIPULATION FOR CONTINUANCE OF MANDATORY SCHEDULING CONFERENCE; [PROPOSED] ORDER

JENNIFER L. THURSTON, Magistrate Judge.

WHEREAS, a Mandatory Scheduling Conference in this action is currently set for April 28, 2016, pursuant to the Court's Order dated February 29, 2016 (Dkt. 4);

WHEREAS, Plaintiff, Arthur Owens ("Plaintiff"), and Defendants, Bakersfield Holdings, LLC and Elias Kostianis dba Sugar Mill ("Defendants," and together with Plaintiff, "the Parties") previously stipulated to an extension of time for Defendants responsive pleadings such that the responsive pleadings were due on April 15, 2016;

WHEREAS, the Parties are engaging in settlement discussions and wish to exhaust such efforts before incurring the fees and costs associated with responsive pleadings and the Scheduling Conference, and to conserve Court resources;

NOW, THEREFORE, Plaintiff and Defendant Bakersfield Holdings, LLC, by and through their respective counsel, and Defendant Elias Kostianis dba Sugar Mill, who is currently unrepresented and is specially appearing on his own behalf for the sole purpose of this stipulation, stipulate to a six-week continuance of the Mandatory Scheduling Conference currently set for April 28, 2016 to a date at the Court's convenience after June 9, 2016, and to a further extension of time for Defendants' responsive pleadings such that they be due on May 27, 2016.

ORDER

The parties having so stipulated and good cause appearing,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Mandatory Scheduling Conference currently set for April 28, 2016 is continued to June 20, 2016 at 10:00 a.m before Magistrate Judge Jennifer L. Thurston. The parties are to file their Joint Scheduling Report no later than seven days prior to the conference.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendants shall file their responsive pleadings on or before May 27, 2016.

IT IS SO ORDERED.