STIPULATION TO CONTINUE HEARING DATES ON PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION AND DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO DISMISS/STRIKE; ORDER

JOHN A. MENDEZ, District Judge.

Pursuant to Rule 143 of the Local Rules of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, Defendant Valley Fine Foods Company, Inc. ("Defendant") and Plaintiff Jamie Gentry ("Plaintiff"), by and through their respective counsel of record, hereby stipulate as follows:

WHEREAS, Plaintiff filed a Notice of Motion and Motion for Class Certification ("Class Certification Motion") on or about October 31, 2012, which is currently scheduled for hearing on March 6, 2013.

WHEREAS, Defendant filed a Notice of Motion and Motion to Dismiss/Strike ("Motion to Dismiss") on or about November 1, 2012, which is currently scheduled for hearing on March 6, 2013;

WHEREAS, counsel for the Parties have agreed to attend mediation in an effort to resolve this lawsuit;

WHEREAS, counsel for the Parties have agreed that postponing the hearing date on the Class Certification Motion and Motion to Dismiss will further the interests of judicial economy as well as the interests of the Parties;

WHEREAS, the Clerk of the Court has advised the Parties that their respective motions can be heard on June 19, 2013, at 9:30 a.m.;

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the Parties through their respective counsel that the Class Certification Motion and the Motion to Dismiss be heard on June 19, 2013, or a date thereafter as may be convenient to the Court's schedule.

ORDER

Having considered the above stipulation and good cause appearing, IT IS SO ORDERED.