STIPULATION FOR CONTINUANCE OF MANDATORY SCHEDULING CONFERENCE; ORDER

STANLEY A. BOONE, Magistrate Judge.

WHEREAS, Defendant/Third-Party Plaintiff, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company ("Met Life"), filed a third-party complaint against Home Savings of America, F.A. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (collectively "Chase") on January 27, 2016 (Dkt. 8);

WHEREAS, Met Life has been unable to effect service of the summons and third-party complaint to date on Chase, but expects that Chase will be served in the very near future;

WHEREAS, a Mandatory Scheduling Conference in this action is currently set for March 8, 2016, pursuant to the Court's Order dated November 19, 2015 (Dkt. 3);

WHEREAS, since Chase has yet to be served, Chase's responsive pleadings will not be filed in time for Met Life and Plaintiff Arthur Owens (collectively "the Parties") to obtain Chase's participation in preparation of a joint scheduling report;

WHEREAS, the Parties believe that Chase's participation is necessary to achieve a full settlement or resolution of Plaintiff's claims;

NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties, by and through their respective counsel, stipulate to a continuance of the Mandatory Scheduling Conference currently set for March 8, 2016 to a date at the Court's convenience after April 7, 2016, to allow time for Chase to be served with the summons and third-party complaint and to make an appearance, and for the Parties to meet and confer with Chase and file a joint scheduling report.

ORDER

The parties having so stipulated and good cause appearing,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Mandatory Scheduling Conference currently set for March 8, 2016 is continued to April 26, 2016 at 3:30 p.m. in Courtroom 9, before Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone. The parties are to file their Joint Scheduling Report no later than seven days prior to the conference.

IT IS SO ORDERED.