JOINT STIPULATION FOR REQUEST FOR REFERRAL TO A MAGISTRATE JUDGE FOR SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE; [PROPOSED] ORDER THEREON

WILLIAM B. SHUBB, District Judge.

Starbucks Corporation ("Starbucks") and Amcor Packaging Distribution ("Amcor") stipulate to a request for referral to a magistrate judge to conduct a settlement conference between those two parties (the other parties to this action have settled out of the case and will be dismissed very soon). At the Pretrial conference held on September 26, 2016, the parties advised the Court that they intended to return to retired Judge Raul Ramirez ("Judge Ramirez") for a second session of private mediation (the first session having been held on August 16, 2016); however, the parties learned on September 28, 2016 Judge Ramirez's mediation calendar may not allow for suitable availability. Therefore, the parties to this stipulation request referral to a sitting magistrate judge who can conduct a settlement conference on October 13, 2016 (a date on which all parties, representatives, and counsel are available) or another agreeable date no later than October 14, 2016. The parties are amenable to any available magistrate judge, including the magistrate judge assigned to this case. Accordingly, the parties are also submitting the Waiver of Disqualification form.

Joshua E. Kirsch, attests that approval from all counsel has been obtained in authorization of the submission of this document on their behalf.

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.