STIPULATION TO CONTINUE STATUS CONFERENCE AND ASSOCIATED DEADLINES AND DEADLINE FOR ANSWER; ORDER

(Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C. §§ 1251 et seq.)

KIMBERLY J. MUELLER, District Judge.

STIPULATION

WHEREAS, on December 6, 2018, Plaintiff San Francisco Baykeeper filed the Complaint in the above-entitled action (Dkt. No. 1);

WHEREAS, on January 22, 2019, Plaintiff requested a waiver of service of summons from Defendants, and on February 27, 2019, Defendants waived service (Dkt. No. 5);

WHEREAS, Defendants' deadline to file an answer to the Complaint by March 25, 2019;

WHEREAS, on December 6, 2018, the Court set the initial Status Conference in this matter for April 11, 2019 at 2:30 p.m. (Dkt. No. 3);

WHEREAS, the Court's December 6, 2019 Order requires the Parties to meet and confer as contemplated by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26 and Local Rule 240(b), at least twenty-one (21) days before the Status Conference or by March 21, 2019 (Dkt. No. 3);

WHEREAS, the Court's December 6, 2019 Order also requires the Parties to submit a Joint Status Report that includes the Rule 26(f) discovery plan at least seven (7) days before the Status Conference or by April 4, 2019 (Dkt. 3);

WHEREAS, on March 18, 2019, the parties stipulated to and requested a continuance of the Status Conference and related deadlines, as well as Defendants' deadline to respond to the complaint, in order to allow the Parties to engage in settlement negotiations (Dkt. 6);

WHEREAS, on March 20, 2019, the Court adopted the Parties' Stipulated Request to Continue and reset the Status Conference to May 23, 2019, ordered the Parties to file a joint status report seven days prior to the Status Conference, and extended the deadline for Defendants' answer to May 9, 2019 (Dkt. 8);

WHEREAS, the Parties have successfully engaged in and are moving forward with good faith settlement negotiations;

WHEREAS, the Parties have reached agreement on the majority of issues in the case but have not finalized a settlement;

WHEREAS, the Parties desire to continue informal negotiations in good faith and anticipate reaching a final settlement in this action in three to four weeks;

WHEREAS, the Parties desire to continue the Status Conference and associated deadlines, as well as Defendants' deadline to answer, to allow for additional time to reach a settlement and to preserve the resources of the Court;

NOW, THEREFORE, THE PARTIES STIPULATE AS FOLLOWS:

1. The Status Conference shall be continued until June 27, 2019, at 2:30 p.m., or at such later date that is convenient for the Court, in order to give the Parties a chance to complete settlement negotiations without involving the resources of the Court;

2. The Parties shall meet and confer as contemplated by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26 and Local Rule 240(b), to twenty-one (21) days before the continued Status Conference;

3. The Parties shall submit a Joint Status Report that includes the Rule 26(f) discovery plan at least seven (7) days before the continued Status Conference; and

4. Defendants' deadline to file an answer shall be continued until June 13, 2019.

WHEREFORE, the Parties respectfully request the Court to approve and enter the Proposed Order below.

I attest that W. Lee Smith for Defendants has concurred to the filing of this document.

ORDER

GOOD CAUSE APPEARING,

IT IS SO ORDERED.