JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE STATEMENT AND JOINT REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCE OF CONFERENCE; [PROPOSED] ORDER

LAUREL BEELER, Magistrate Judge.

The parties hereby submit the following Joint Case Management Conference Statement and request for continuance.

STATUS AND REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCE

In this lawsuit, Plaintiff has sought (1) the prompt release of the asylum interview records sought by his FOIA requests, (2) a declaratory judgment that Defendants' policy and practice of withholding Asylum Officer notes in response to FOIA requests by asylum applicants or their legal counsel violates the Administrative Procedure Act and FOIA, (3) an injunction enjoining Defendants from continuing to withhold such records in the future on the basis of the "deliberative process" privilege, and (4) attorneys fees.

By order dated July 3, 2013, this Court granted Plaintiff's motion for a preliminary injunction. [Docket No. 28] On July 18, 2013, the parties participated in a settlement conference and agreed on the parameters of a possible settlement. [See Docket Nos. 29-31.] As of October 23, 2013, Defendants are taking issue with Plaintiff's requested attorneys' fees and the parties are in the process of seeking the assistance of the settlement magistrate judge (Chief Magistrate Judge Laporte) to resolve this remaining issue.

The parties believe it would be best to hold a case management conference after at least an initial discussion with the Chief Magistrate Judge has been held. Accordingly, the parties respectfully request that the case management conference currently scheduled for October 31, 2013, be continued until November 18, 2013.

[PROPOSED] ORDER

The Court finds that just cause exists to continue the Case Management Conference until November 18, 2013.

IT IS SO ORDERED.