STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT; STIPULATION AND ORDER TO CONTINUE CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

WILLIAM H. ORRICK, District Judge.

Pursuant to Civil L.R. 6-1(a), defendant H. J. Heinz Company ("Heinz") and plaintiff Troy Backus stipulate and agree to extend Heinz's time to respond to the Complaint in this matter by an additional fourteen (14) days, until October 9, 2015. On September 9, 2015, the parties stipulated to extend Heinz's time to respond by fourteen days, until September 25, 2015.

This stipulated extension will not affect any event or deadline that has been set by the Court. The Court has previously granted a stipulated request for an additional week for Backus to respond to any motion filed by Heinz in response to the Complaint. This extension will remain and run from the date of Heinz's filing of any motion in response to the Complaint.

Pursuant to Civil L.R. 6-1(b) and 6-2, the parties further stipulate to and request that the Court continue the Case Management Conference from September 23, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. to October 6, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. or a later date. The parties are discussing a resolution of this matter that will result in the dismissal of this action. Good cause exists for the requested continuance because continuing the Case Management Conference will allow both the parties and the Court to avoid expending unnecessary time and resources preparing for and attending the scheduled proceeding while the parties continue negotiations.

ATTESTATION

I, Thomas A. Evans, am the ECF User whose identification and password are being used to file this document. I hereby attest that the concurrence to the filing of this document has been obtained from each signatory hereto.

ORDER

Pursuant to stipulation of the parties and good cause being shown, it is hereby ORDERED that the Case Management Conference, currently set for September 23, 2015, at 2:00 p.m, is continued to October 6, 2015, at 2:00 p.m

IT IS SO ORDERED.