STIPULATION AND ORDER TO CONTINUE SCHEDULING CONFERENCE

SHEILA K. OBERTO, Magistrate Judge.

STIPULATION

Plaintiff Gary Hawkins ("Plaintiff") and Defendants Medtronic, Inc., and Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc. (collectively "Defendants"), by and through their respective attorneys or record, stipulate and agree as follows:

WHEREAS, Plaintiff filed his Complaint in this Court against Defendants on April 3, 2013 (Doc. No. 1);

WHEREAS, Defendants filed their Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff's Complaint on May 14, 2013, and the hearing on Defendants' Motion to Dismiss was scheduled for July 22, 2013 (Doc. No. 11);

WHEREAS, on July 17, 2013, the Court issued an Order vacating the July 22, 2013 hearing date for Defendants' Motion to Dismiss and taking the matter under submission (Doc. 18);

WHEREAS, on December 4, 2013, the Court scheduled the Scheduling Conference in this matter for February 4, 2014 (Doc. No. 36);

WHEREAS, as of the time of this filing, the Court has not yet ruled on Defendants' Motion to Dismiss;

WHEREAS, Defendants' counsel must attend an out-of-town deposition in another matter on February 4, 2014;

WHEREAS, the parties agree that in the interest of judicial efficiency, the Scheduling Conference should be continued to a date after the Court has ruled on Defendants' Motion to Dismiss.

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED THAT:

The Scheduling Conference in this matter shall be continued to April 29, 2014, or such later date as the Court may determine.

ORDER

Pursuant to the stipulation of the parties, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

IT IS SO ORDERED.