STIPULATED MOTION AND ORDER STAYING CASE PENDING BANKRUPTCY APPROVAL OF THE SETTLEMENT

ROBERT C. JONES, District Judge.

Plaintiff Marianne Eardley as Trustee of the Bankruptcy Estate of Michael Golden (the "Trustee"), and Defendant Barrick Gold of North of America, Inc. ("Barrick") (collectively the "Parties"), by and through their attorneys of record, hereby stipulate and agree, as follows:

WHEREAS, a settlement agreement resolving the issues arising in this case was executed by the Parties on March 16, 2015 (the "Settlement Agreement");

WHEREAS, the Trustee must seek approval of the Settlement Agreement from the bankruptcy court; and

WHEREAS, the Parties wish to stay this action pending approval of the Settlement Agreement by the bankruptcy court in an effort to avoid unnecessarily expending the resources of the Parties and the Court, and in the interests of judicial economy,

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by and between the Trustee and Barrick and subject to Court approval, as follows:

1. The proceedings shall be stayed pending approval of the settlement agreement by the bankruptcy court, and all current deadlines and schedules are hereby stricken.

2. The Parties shall file a Joint Status Report every sixty (60) days with the Court that provides the Court with an up-to-date status and outcome of the above-referenced motion for approval with the bankruptcy court.

3. The Parties shall promptly notify the Court of the outcome of the motion to approve the Settlement Agreement with the bankruptcy court.

4. In the event the bankruptcy court does not approve the settlement and the case must proceed forward, the Parties shall meet and confer and supply the Court with a proposed amended Scheduling Order.

IT IS SO STIPULATED.