STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

JEFFREY S. WHITE, District Judge.

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties,

Plaintiff Shauna Thomas served the Summons and Complaint on Defendant City and County of San Francisco in late May 2013. The City filed its Answer on June 20, 2013.

On July 19, 2013, Thomas filed a declination to proceed before Magistrate Judge Nathanael M. Cousins and, on July 22, 2013, the case was reassigned to this Court.

The case currently is schedule for an initial Case Management Conference on August 16, 2013.

Deputy City Attorney Andrew Gschwind is the lead attorney assigned to defend the City in this action. On July 25, 2013, Mr. Gschwind began a six week family leave of absence. He is expected back in the office on or about the week of September 9, 2013.

In order to accommodate Mr. Gschwind's leave of absence and to ensure that the lead counsel for the City attends the Case Management Conference in this case, the parties request a five week continuance of the August 16, 2013 Case Management Conference to September 20, 2013, or as soon thereafter as the Court can schedule a Case Management Conference.

[PROPOSED] ORDER

For good cause appearing, the Case Management Conference in the above-captioned action is continued from August 16, 2013 at 1:30 p.m. to November 8, 2013 at 1:30 p.m. The parties shall file a joint case management statement no later than five (5) court days prior to the conference.

IT IS SO ORDERED.