WILLIAM B. SHUBB, District Judge.
Plaintiff SHASTA LINEN SUPPLY, INC. ("Plaintiff") and Defendants APPLIED UNDERWRITERS INC., APPLIED UNDERWRITERS CAPTIVE RISK ASSURANCE, INC., CALIFORNIA INSURANCE COMPANY, INC., and APPLIED RISK SERVICES, INC., ("Defendants") (collectively "the Parties"), through their counsel stipulate as follows:
1. Plaintiff filed the Class Action Complaint initiating this action on or about January 26, 2016. Plaintiff did not serve Defendants with the original Class Action Complaint.
2. Plaintiff filed its First Amended Class Action Complaint ("FAC") on or about April 8, 2016.
3. Defendants were served with a summons and the FAC on April 12, 2016.
4. Pursuant to the Court's January 26, 2016 Order Re: Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Conference, a Scheduling Conference is scheduled for May 9, 2016.
5. Given the recent date on which Defendants were served with a summons and the FAC, the Parties agree that a continuance of four weeks of the Scheduling Conference and its corresponding deadlines is necessary for a meaningful and productive Rule 26(f) attorney conference and initial Scheduling Conference
6. This is the Parties' first request for a continuance of the Scheduling Conference and corresponding deadlines. The continuation will not affect any other scheduled dates or deadlines. The Parties do not anticipate the need for a further continuance.
The Parties hereby stipulate pursuant to Civil Local Rule 144(a) that the initial Scheduling Conference is continued by four weeks from May 9, 2016 to June 6, 2016 at 1:30 p.m., and that the corresponding deadlines are extended as follows:
Deadline to confer as required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(f): May 16, 2016;
Deadline to submit Joint Status Report: May 23, 2016.