RONALD M. WHYTE, District Judge.
Plaintiff j2 Global, Inc. ("j2") and Defendant Integrated Global Concepts, Inc. ("IGC"), hereinafter collectively referred to as "the Parties," by and through their undersigned counsel, hereby stipulate and agree as follows:
WHEREAS, on September 30, 2013, the Court entered a Stipulation and Order Selecting ADR Process, referring the case to mediation;
WHEREAS, on December 17, 2013, the Court entered the parties' Stipulation Continuing Mediation Session, continuing the deadline for the parties to conduct a mediation to March 31, 2014, without prejudice to the parties seeking an additional extension [Dkt. No. 38];
WHEREAS, in addition to this proceeding, the Parties are also involved in other pending complex litigation matters in this Court and in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia;
WHEREAS, in Case No. 12-03434 RMW, which has been consolidated with this case for trial of the issue of interpretation of the Agreement of Understanding, there is a pending motion for summary judgment, with the hearing set for March 14, 2014;
WHEREAS, in Case No. 12-03434 RMW the parties held a mediation session on May 9, 2013 that did not result in a resolution of the Parties' disputes;
WHEREAS, given the multiple pieces of litigation that are ongoing between them and the status of, and upcoming events in, the various cases, the Parties believe that continuing the deadline to conduct the mediation session to a later date will make the mediation session as productive as possible;
WHEREAS, the Parties wish to jointly request that the deadline to conduct the mediation session be continued to June 16, 2014 so that the session can be as productive as possible;
WHEREAS, on February 10, 2013, the Parties met with the Court-appointed mediator Vicki Veenker (the "Mediator") by phone; and
WHEREAS, the Parties discussed this proposal with the Mediator and she agreed and consented to it.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and among the Parties that the deadline to conduct the mediation session in this action should be continued to June 16, 2014 without prejudice to requesting that the Court consider a further stipulation should the parties deem a further extension beneficial for the prospects of settlement.
This matter is before the Court on the parties' Second Stipulation Continuing Mediation Session. The Court, having considered the parties' Stipulation, finds good cause in support thereof.
Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Stipulation is GRANTED. The deadline to conduct the mediation session is hereby continued to June 16, 2014.