STIPULATION FOR FILING RESPONSIVE PLEADINGS IN CONSOLIDATED CASES AND ORDER THEREON (Doc. 30)

JENNIFER L. THURSTON, Magistrate Judge.

The parties, having met and conferred by and through counsel, do hereby stipulate to the following schedule for response to the complaint in this matter.

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Court has ordered the consolidation for pre-trial purposes of all six of the case numbers cited in the caption of this order [referred to here by the last three digits of the case numbers]; and,

WHEREAS, Defendants are, by stipulation, to answer the complaint in Case no. 717 on or before July 14, 2014; and,

WHEREAS, the Plaintiffs in Case nos. 400-404 are to file an amended complaint on or before July 15; and,

WHEREAS, the parties agree that a single complaint will best facilitate the Court's order of consolidation for purposes of pre-trial management; then,

The parties, by and through counsel, agree to the following:

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

1. Defendants are relieved of the obligation to file their responsive pleading to the complaint in Case no. 717 on July 14, 2014.

2. Plaintiffs will file a single complaint for all six case numbers on or before July 15, 2014.

3. Defendants will file a single responsive pleading to the amended complaint by all six Plaintiffs within the time to do so set forth by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

4. While this will be the first amended complaint in Case no. 717, and will be treated as such, should an issue arise in which that fact might be relevant, the complaint will be titled the second amended complaint for all six cases and treated as such for case numbers 400-404.

5. Neither this order nor the stipulation giving rise to it shall be read with prejudice against or favor for any party's motion, if one is made, to bifurcate, sever, or otherwise undo the Court's consolidation of these cases.

ORDER

Based upon the stipulation of the parties, the Court ORDERS:

1. The stipulation of the parties (Doc. 30) is GRANTED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.