JENNIFER L. THURSTON, Magistrate Judge.
IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the United States of America, claimants Tim Tran, Karen Chhan, Wilson Mobil, Inc., and their counsel of record, as follows:
The parties now jointly agree that to facilitate and complete full discovery and disclosure of said discovery, the discovery and disclosure dates currently set forth in the Joint Scheduling Report and the Court's Scheduling Order issued pursuant thereto should be extended approximately seventy (75) days;
Due to the Court's request to continue the settlement conference date to July 5, 2013, the parties wish the engage in a meaningful settlement conference prior to the expenditures required for extensive depositions of the parties, as well as for expert discovery;
Additionally, due to the press of business with the compounded schedule of counsel and the recent sequestration by Congress has made participating in full discovery financially limiting for the United States and therefore, extended discovery is necessary to allow the United States to determine how to fully litigate this case under such compromise;
The parties have engaged in meaningful discovery and preliminary settlement discussions have commenced;
That extension of the discovery dates will not affect the trial or pre-trial motion dates set forth in the Scheduling Order;
The parties hereby stipulate that the dates set forth in the parties' Joint Scheduling Report and in the Court's August 2, 2012 Scheduling Order (Doc. 15) should be changed to the following dates:
In the alternative, if it is the Court's preference that the parties stipulate to continue each and every date listed within the Scheduling Order the requested additional 75 days, a further amended stipulation shall be filed.
All discovery dates currently set forth in the Court's August 2, 2012 Scheduling Order (Doc. 15) shall be rescheduled to those dates stipulated to by the parties, as set forth hereinabove.
IT IS SO ORDERED.