STIPULATION TO CONTINUE CASE SCHEDULE; ORDER APPROVING

SALLIE KIM, Magistrate Judge.

The parties have been working diligently on this complex employment case. Fact discovery is closed, expert reports have been exchanged, and only two expert depositions remain. Given unexpected demands on counsels' time, the likelihood of a government shutdown (during which time defense counsel would be prohibited from working on this matter), and a seriously ill family member, counsel respectfully request that the Court continue the remaining deadlines in this case, including the trial date, by three months. The parties also request that time be allocated after summary judgment for a settlement conference with Judge Ryu prior to the deadline for submission of pre-trial papers. Specifically, the parties are requesting the following schedule changes:

1. Expert discovery cut-off is currently January 4, 2019. The parties request that it be continued to April 5, 2019.

2. Opening brief for summary judgment is due January 18, 2019. The parties request that the due date for the opening brief be continued to April 29, 2019, three weeks after closure of expert discovery.

3. The opposition and cross-motion for summary judgment (if any) is currently due February 1, 2019. The parties request that the due date be continued to May 20, 2019.

4. The opposition to cross-motion and reply to original motion is due February 15, 2019. The parties request that it be continued to June 3, 2019.

5. The reply in support of the cross-motion is due February 25, 2019. The parties request that the due date be continued to June 10, 2019.

6. The hearing on the cross motions for summary judgment is currently scheduled for March 11, 2019. The parties request that the hearing be continued to June 24, 2019.

7. The parties request a deadline of July 19, 2019 to complete a settlement conference with Judge Ryu.

8. The pretrial conference is currently scheduled for May 29, 2019. The parties request that the pretrial conference be continued to August 23, 2019.

9. Trial is currently scheduled to begin on June 18, 2019. The parties request that it be continued to September 24, 2019, or as soon thereafter as can be accommodated on the Court's schedule.

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

ORDER

Pursuant to the stipulation of the parties, and good cause appearing therefor, the Court hereby continues the case scheduling order as follows:

6. The hearing on the cross motions for summary judgment shall take place on June 24, 2019 at 9:30 a.m.

7. The parties shall complete a settlement conference with Judge Ryu no later than July 19, 2019.

8. The pretrial conference is scheduled for August 23, 2019 at 1:30 p.m.

9. Trial will begin on September 24, 2019, at 9:30 a.m., or as soon thereafter as can be accommodated on the Court's schedule.

IT IS SO ORDERED.