CONSOLIDATED FOR PURPOSES OF DISCOVERY AND TRIAL

STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE (First Request)

CARL W. HOFFMAN, Magistrate Judge.

On July 17, 2018, this Court issued its Order (ECF No. 53) denying motions for summary judgment submitted by Defendants, Hi-Tech Security and William Roseberry (see ECF. No. 37), and Smart Industries, Inc. (ECF No. 38). On July 5, 2018, the Court had issued a separate order (EFC. No. 52) denying Smart Industries, Inc.'s motion for summary regarding claims asserted by the Estate of Charles Wyman through Mr. Wyman's personal representative. (See EFC. No. 40).

The plaintiffs, Jennifer and Bear Wyman; Wesco Insurance Co.; and the Estate of Charles Wyman, and the defendants, Hi-Tech Security and William Roseberry, and Smart Industries, Inc. have begun settlement discussions, which the parties believe will be further by a Settlement Conference pursuant to LR 16-5.

The parties therefore stipulate to, and request that the Court schedule a Settlement Conference in these consolidated actions. To conserve judicial and legal resources, the parties further stipulate and request that the Court also order that the filing of a Joint Pretrial Order pursuant to LR 16-3 and 16-4 be held in abeyance to allow the Settlement conference to be scheduled and to go forward; and, in the event the Settlement Conference does not result in full resolution of these consolidated actions, that the parties be allowed to file their Joint Pretrial order 30 days after the Settlement Conference.

This Stipulation is submitted in good faith and is not interposed for purposes of delay. This is a first request.

Respectfully submitted,

ORDER

IT IS SO ORDERED.

The court will enter a separate order scheduling the settlement conference.