JOINT STIPULATION REQUESTING PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT FILING DATE; AND ORDER

DEBORAH BARNES, Magistrate Judge.

WHEREAS, on November 12, 2018, the Parties participated in mediation and reached a settlement of the matter on a classwide basis. At the conclusion of mediation, the parties entered into a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") which set forth the basic terms of the settlement;

WHEREAS, on November 29, 2018, the Parties filed with this Court their Stipulation for Reassignment to Magistrate Judge For All Purposes (Doc. No. 12);

WHEREAS, on December 12, 2018, the Court issued its Minute Order (Doc. No. 13) ordering Counsel to file settlement/dismissal documents no later than 30 days from the date of the Minute Order;

WHEREAS, on December 12, 2018, the Courtroom Deputy to Honorable Deborah Barnes sent an email to Plaintiff's Counsel Jonathan Melmed and to Defendant's Counsel Timothy Nelson, wherein the Courtroom Deputy to Honorable Deborah Barnes asked Counsel how much time was needed to finalize the settlement documents.

WHEREAS, on December 12, 2018, after receiving the email from the Courtroom Deputy to Honorable Deborah Barnes, both Plaintiff's Counsel and Defendant's Counsel requested that the Parties file their settlement papers within 60 days (i.e. by February 10, 2019);

WHEREAS, the Parties are still in the process of finalizing the terms of the long-form settlement agreement, and anticipate finalizing the long-form settlement agreement and fully executing it within the next 10 days.

WHEREAS, the Parties jointly request that the Court allow the Parties until February 11, 2018 to file the Motion for Preliminary Approval of Class Action Settlement;

NOW THEREFORE, the Parties agree and hereby stipulate, subject to Court approval, that (1) the long-form settlement agreement shall be finalized and fully executed within the next 10 days and (2) Plaintiff shall file his Motion for Preliminary Approval on or before February 11, 2019.

Local Rule 131 Attestation

Pursuant to Local Rule 131(e), I attest that all of the signatories listed above concur in this filing's contents and have authorized the filing of this document.

ORDER

Pursuant to the parties' stipulation, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff shall file a motion for Preliminary Approval of Class Action Settlement on or before Dated: February 11, 2019.