STIPULATION FOR FOURTH EXTENSION OF TIME TO RESPOND

MIRANDA M. DU, District Judge.

Plaintiff My Health, Inc. ("My Health") and Defendant Intermountain Health Care, Inc. ("Intermountain") have stipulated to, and respectfully request that the Court enter an order providing for an extension of the deadline for Intermountain to respond to My Health's complaint from June 29, 2015 to July 13, 2015. This is the fourth stipulation and request for an extension of this deadline and the fourth overall request for an extension in this case. The initial response deadline was February 12, 2015. Pursuant to three earlier stipulations of the parties, the Court entered three previous orders extending this deadline, first to March 16, 2015 (Dkt. 11), then to April 30, 2015 (Dkt. 21), and then to June 29, 2015. (Dkt. 26).

After the Court granted these extensions the parties have actively pursued good-faith negotiations to settle this dispute. Through counsel, the parties have discussed settlement terms in a series of communications and conferences. Although the parties have not been able to reach a final settlement agreement yet, the parties remain confident that a final settlement can be reached before the proposed extended deadline for Intermountain to file a response, and before either party or the Court expends substantial resources on the litigation of this dispute. But the parties have been unable to finalize an agreement before the existing June 29 response deadline because of scheduling conflicts, the need to further discuss terms for resolving certain claims, and the corresponding need for individuals within each party to review and approve settlement terms.

The parties' agreed-upon fourth extension promotes judicial economy and ultimately the interests of justice by providing additional time to facilitate settlement before the parties and Court devote additional resources to the litigation of this matter. The agreed-upon extension should not unduly delay the litigation of this matter and, it is expected, should enable the parties to efficiently resolve this matter out of court. Accordingly, a fourth extension of the deadline for Intermountain to respond to My Health's complaint to July 13, 2015 is warranted.

IT IS SO ORDERED.