STIPULATION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR DEFENDANTS' RESPONSIVE PLEADINGS AND FOR CONTINUANCE OF MANDATORY SCHEDULING CONFERENCE; [PROPOSED] ORDER

BARBARA A. McAULIFFE, Magistrate Judge.

WHEREAS, a Mandatory Scheduling Conference in this action is currently set for November 22, 2016, pursuant to the Court's Minute Order dated August 15, 2016 (Dkt. 3);

WHEREAS, Plaintiff, Oscar Flores ("Plaintiff"), and Defendants, El Nopal Bakery; Rogelio Torres, Trustee of the Modesto S. Torres and Margarita G. Torres Revocable Living Trust Agreement dated March 1, 1993; and Elena Rodriguez, Trustee of the Modesto S. Torres and Margarita G. Torres Revocable Living Trust Agreement dated March 1, 1993 ("Defendants," and together with Plaintiff, "the Parties"), are engaging in settlement discussions and wish to exhaust such efforts before incurring the fees and costs associated with the responsive pleadings and the Scheduling Conference, and to conserve Court resources, and are very optimistic that a settlement will be reached informally;

NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties, by and through their respective counsel, stipulate to a continuance of the Mandatory Scheduling Conference currently set for November 22, 2016 to a date at the Court's convenience after January 2, 2017, and to an extension of time for Defendants' responsive pleadings such that they be due on December 9, 2016. This extension exceeds 28 days.

ORDER

The parties having so stipulated and good cause appearing,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Mandatory Scheduling Conference currently set for November 22, 2016 is continued to January 26, 2017 at 8:30 AM, in courtroom 8 (BAM) before Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe. The parties are to file their Joint Scheduling Report no later than seven days prior to the conference.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendants shall file their responsive pleadings on or before December 9, 2016.

IT IS SO ORDERED.