CHARLES R. BREYER, District Judge.
Pursuant to Civil Local Rules 6-2 and 7-12, Plaintiffs Robert Miller and Jamie Lumos ("Plaintiffs") and Defendant Southwest Airlines Co. ("Defendant") (collectively the "Parties") in the above-captioned cases, by and through their respective counsel of record, hereby jointly stipulate as follows:
WHEREAS, during the Case Management Conference held on April 29, 2013, the Court set the next Case Management Conference for May 10, 2013;
WHEREAS, during the April 29, 2013 Case Management Conference, the Court suggested that counsel explore an early resolution of the above-captioned cases;
WHEREAS, following the April 29, 2013 Case Management Conference, the Parties met and conferred and agreed to pursue an early resolution of this dispute in the two captioned cases through private mediation;
WHEREAS, the Parties are jointly recommending the Court continue the May 10, 2013 Case Management Conference for at least 90 days so that the Parties may concentrate their efforts exclusively on settlement;
WHEREAS, the Parties are jointly requesting the Court stay all proceedings and discovery between the Parties until the next Case Management Conference, pending the outcome of the mediation;
WHEREAS, the Parties have agreed to report back to the Court promptly upon conclusion of the mediation to notify the Court of the status of their settlement negotiations.
2. All proceedings and discovery between the Parties shall be stayed until the new Case Management Conference date;
3. Upon the selection and scheduling of the mediation, the Parties shall provide that information to the Court; and
4. Upon completion of the mediation, the Parties shall report back to the Court with the status of their settlement negotiations.
Respectfully submitted,
I, Colin H. Murray, attest that I am one of the attorneys for Defendant Southwest Airlines Co., and as the ECF user and filer of this document, I attest that concurrence in the filing of this document has been obtained from its signatories.
I further attest that I have on file all holographic signatures corresponding to any signatures indicated by a conformed signature (/s/) within this e-filed document.
PURSUANT TO THE STIPULATION, the following is ORDERED:
1. The Case Management Conference, presently set for May 10, 2013, shall be rescheduled by the Court to August 16, 2013 at 8:30 a.m.;
2. The Parties shall inform the Court of the mediator selected and the mediation date by May 20, 2013;
2. All proceedings and discovery between the Parties shall be stayed until the day after the next Case Management Conference; and
3. Within five court days of the completion of the mediation, the Parties shall report back to the Court with the status of their settlement negotiations.