Filed: Jul. 27, 2017
Latest Update: Jul. 27, 2017
Summary: JOINT STATUS UPDATE AND REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF TIME; ORDER STANLEY A. BOONE , Magistrate Judge . Plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (the "EEOC") and Defendant Dash Dream Plant, Inc. ("Defendant") by and through their counsel of record, hereby submit a Joint Status Report and Request for Extension of Time to the Court. The parties respectfully request that this Court grant the parties' request for a thirty (30) day extension of time from the current deadline of July 31, 201
Summary: JOINT STATUS UPDATE AND REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF TIME; ORDER STANLEY A. BOONE , Magistrate Judge . Plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (the "EEOC") and Defendant Dash Dream Plant, Inc. ("Defendant") by and through their counsel of record, hereby submit a Joint Status Report and Request for Extension of Time to the Court. The parties respectfully request that this Court grant the parties' request for a thirty (30) day extension of time from the current deadline of July 31, 2017..
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JOINT STATUS UPDATE AND REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF TIME; ORDER
STANLEY A. BOONE, Magistrate Judge.
Plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (the "EEOC") and Defendant Dash Dream Plant, Inc. ("Defendant") by and through their counsel of record, hereby submit a Joint Status Report and Request for Extension of Time to the Court.
The parties respectfully request that this Court grant the parties' request for a thirty (30) day extension of time from the current deadline of July 31, 2017 to file the final settlement documents as good cause exists for such an extension. As relevant here, since the parties' April 27, 2017 settlement conference, the parties have worked towards finalizing the proposed consent decree and to that end, have exchanged drafts of the proposed decree. While the parties are committed to finalizing the decree, the parties' efforts have been delayed by myriad events, including the recent birth of defense counsel's child, heavy workloads, and prescheduled vacation/leave time. The parties' efforts to finalize the settlement documents have also been delayed due to a recent disagreement as to some of the material terms of the consent decree. To resolve the matter, the parties first discussed the disputed terms via telephone. Unable to reach agreement, the parties then agreed to request a copy of the transcript from the settlement proceedings. On July 13, 2017, the parties received a copy of the transcript from the settlement proceedings. Although the transcript has facilitated resolution of some of the disputed terms; additional time is needed to finalize the terms of the consent decree, particularly with respect to the guaranties. Lastly, additional time is needed so that the parties can focus on resolving this matter as opposed to diverting attention and resources towards litigating this matter. Providing the parties with addition time would not only help to preserve the parties' resources but also help to preserve the Court's limited resources.
As such, the parties respectfully request that the Court, for good cause, grant the parties' request for an extension of time.
ORDER
GOOD CAUSE APPEARING:
The Court hereby grants the parties' requested extension and orders the parties to file the settlement documents or a status update by August 31, 2017.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
