STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME TO SUBMIT A JOINT STATUS REPORT, AND ORDER

JOHN A. MENDEZ, District Judge.

I. RECITALS

1. On February 27, 2013, plaintiffs MWE Services, Inc., and Christopher J. Martin filed their first amended complaint in interpleader (hereafter "the complaint") in the Superior Court of California, County of Yuba bearing case number YCSCCVCV 12-0001124.

2. On June 24, 2013, the Superior Court of California, County of Yuba consolidated the interpleader complaint bearing case number YCSCCVCV 12-0001124 with the complaint bearing case number YCSCCVCV 12-0000768 filed by defendant in interpleader California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

3. On November 21, 2013, a request for dismissal without prejudice was filed with the Superior Court of California, County of Yuba dismissing defendants in interpleader California Department of Corrections; California Highway Patrol; Camptonville Fire Department; Dobbins/Oregon House Fire Protection District; Grass Valley Fire Department; Linda Fire Protection District; North San Juan Fire Protection District; Pacific Gas and Electric Company; and Penn Valley Fire Protection District. All remaining named defendants have been served.

4. On January 2, 2014, defendant in interpleader the United States of America timely filed a notice of removal of the complaint from the Superior Court of California, County of Yuba to the United States District Court, Eastern District of California.

5. By stipulation filed January 8, 2014 (docket 4), and pursuant to Local Rule 144, the parties agreed to an extension of time through February 6, 2014, for any responsive pleading to be filed by any defendant served with the summons who had not answered the complaint in state court.

6. In accordance with court's order requiring joint status report (docket 2), the parties had a deadline of January 31, 2014, to confer as required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f) and submit a joint status report to the court.

7. On January 24, 2014, all parties to this stipulation conferred, through their counsel of record, as required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f).

8. On January 30, 2014, the court entered an order (docket 8) extending the time for defendants to respond to the complaint in interpleader, and extending the time to submit the joint status report from January 31, 2014 to April 1, 2014 pursuant to the parties' stipulation (docket 7).

9. On March 21, 2014, the court entered an order (docket 21) extending defendant in interpleader United States of America's time to respond to the complaint to April 23, 2014 pursuant to a third stipulation.

10. On March 21, 2014, defendant California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection filed a motion for judgment on the pleadings (docket 11 and 12) to be heard on May 21, 2014.

11. To preserve judicial resources, and the parties' resources, the parties seek, and agree to extend time to submit their joint status report from April 1, 2014 to June 1, 2014 as the hearing on defendant California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection's motion for judgment on the pleadings may make the June 23, 2014 conference moot.

II. STIPULATION

The parties, by and through their counsel, stipulate the deadline for the parties to submit the joint status report to the court shall be extended from April 1, 2014 to June 1, 2014.

III. ORDER

Based on the parties' stipulation, and for good cause appearing,

IT IS ORDERED the deadline for the parties to submit the joint status report to the court shall be extended from April 1, 2014 to June 1, 2014.