SUSAN ILLSTON, District Judge.
Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7-12, Plaintiffs Cedric Brady, Dr. Charles Hovden, Dr. Marion Hovden, Dr. John McNamara, Dr. Hisaji Sakai, and Bill McFarland, and Defendant Conseco Life Insurance Company (collectively, "the parties") respectfully submit this Stipulation and [Proposed] Order Postponing the Pretrial Conference and Trial.
WHEREAS, the Pretrial Conference is currently scheduled for June 24, 2013 and the Trial is currently scheduled for July 8, 2013;
WHEREAS, after extensive arms-length negotiations with the assistance of the Honorable Edward A. Infante (Ret.) as mediator, the parties reached an agreement in principle on material terms to settle this matter in late March 2013;
WHEREAS, the parties have been working diligently for the past several months to finalize the settlement agreement and anticipate completion of the written settlement agreement in approximately one week;
WHEREAS, the parties stipulate that, with the Court's approval, the Pretrial Conference and Trial will be postponed at least 90 days to allow the parties to finalize the settlement agreement and seek the Court's approval.
THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by the undersigned Parties:
1. The Pretrial Conference currently scheduled for June 24, 2013 and the Trial scheduled for July 8, 2013 may be continued for at least 90 days to permit the parties to finalize a settlement agreement and request its approval by the Court.
I, Krista M. Enns, am the ECF User whose ID and password are being used to file this Stipulation and Proposed Order. In compliance with Local Rules 5-1(i), I hereby attest that concurrence in the filing of this document has been obtained from each of the other signatories. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the foregoing is true and correct.
PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.