STIPULATION AND JOINT MOTION TO EXTEND THE DISCOVERY CUTOFF AND ORDER

JOHN A. MENDEZ, District Judge.

WHEREAS, a discovery dispute presently exists between the parties;

WHEREAS, the discovery cutoff is currently set at March 27, 2015;

WHEREAS, the parties are presently set to go to mediation on February 24, 2015, and wish to devote resources to disposing finally of the case; and

WHEREAS, should the case not settle at mediation, the parties wish to meet and confer further to informally settle their discovery dispute before law and motion becomes absolutely necessary:

Plaintiff Jessica Sutro-Blair ("Plaintiff") and Defendant Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., ("Defendant") hereby stipulate and move the Court to extend the discovery cutoff, presently set for March 27, 2015 (see Document 21), by a period of three weeks to April 17, 2015.

ORDER

The above stipulation is approved and the joint motion granted.

IT IS SO ORDERED that all discovery shall be completed by April 17, 2015. In this context, "completed" means that all discovery shall have been conducted so that all depositions have been taken and any disputes relative to discovery shall have been resolved by appropriate order if necessary and, where discovery has been ordered, the order has been complied with.

The joint mid-litigation statement, as referenced in the Status Order of May 5, 2014 (Document 21) shall be filed no later than fourteen days prior to the new discovery cutoff (April 3, 2015).