STIPULATION AND ORDER GRANTING LEAVE TO FILE SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT

JOHN A. MENDEZ, District Court Judge.

STIPULATION

WHEREAS Plaintiffs would like to file a Second Amended Complaint adding retaliation claims for Guillermo Benitez Santoyo arising from his recent termination;

WHEREAS, Defendants believe the retaliation allegations and claims are without merit, but to conserve resources, do not oppose Plaintiff filing a Second Amended Complaint including them, with the understanding that Defendants are not waiving the right to later contest the merits of those claims;

WHEREAS, the parties are scheduled to participate in a settlement conference presided over by Magistrate Judge Newman on Wednesday, June 7, 2017;

The parties through their counsel of record, hereby stipulate and agree as follows:

1. Plaintiffs may file a Second Amended Complaint on or before May 23, 2017.

2. Defendants shall have up to, and including, June 21, 2017 to answer or otherwise respond to the Second Amended Complaint.

ECF CERTIFICATION

Pursuant to Local Rule 5-1(i)(3), the filing attorney attests that he has obtained concurrence regarding the filing of this document from the signatories to the document.

ORDER

Good cause appearing therefore the stipulation of the parties is approved, and the following is ordered:

1. Plaintiffs may file a Second Amended Complaint on or before May 23, 2017.

2. Defendants shall have up to, and including, June 21, 2017 to answer or otherwise respond to the Second Amended Complaint.