STIPULATION A ORDER SETTING DEADLINE TO REQUEST APPROVAL OF SETTLEMENT AND DISMISSAL OF CASE

KIMBERLY J. MUELLER, District Judge.

Plaintiffs TRACY VALENTINE, ET AL. ("Plaintiffs") and Defendant SACRAMENTO METROPOLITAN FIRE DISTRICT ("Defendant"), by and through their respective counsel, stipulate as follows:

WHEREAS, the Parties attended two full-day settlement conferences before Magistrate Judge Allison Claire in February 2018 (Dkt. Nos. 58 and 60);

WHEREAS, the Parties reached material terms of settlement, including a conceptual framework for back pay, on February 15, 2018;

WHEREAS, in response to the February 2018 settlement conferences, the Court set a deadline of May 16, 2018 to submit final dispositional documents (Dkt. No. 60);

WHEREAS, since February 2018, the Parties have continued to work on the details of settlement, including the development of complex back pay, front pay, and other calculation formulae, application of such formulae to all five hundred and three individual Plaintiffs, implementation of agreed-upon changes to payroll, and the drafting of language that carries out the intent of the Parties in this regard;

WHEREAS, details of settlement are not yet finalized and the Parties need additional time to negotiate the language and terms of settlement;

WHEREAS, after the details and terms of settlement are finalized, counsel for Defendant must secure approval from Defendant's Board of Directors, and counsel for Plaintiffs must secure individual approval from each of the more than five hundred Plaintiffs.

NOW THEREFORE, it is stipulated and agreed between the Parties that:

ORDER

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

1. The May 16, 2018 deadline for final disposition is VACATED.

2. The deadline for the Parties to file a Stipulation and Request for Approval of Settlement and Dismissal of this case is July 16, 2018.

IT IS SO ORDERED.