STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE JOINT STATEMENT REGARDING EARLY NEUTRAL EVALUATION

NANCY J. KOPPE, Magistrate Judge.

STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME

(First Request)

Pursuant to Local Rule IA 6-1, Local Rule IA 6-2, and Local Rule 7-1, the parties hereby stipulate to a two-week extension of time to file a joint statement regarding whether it would be fruitful to conduct an early neutral evaluation in light of Defendant's motion to dismiss based on sovereign immunity, failure to exhaust administrative remedies, and failure to state a claim. See Order at ECF No. 10. The parties respectfully request this extension to allow Plaintiff and her counsel full opportunity to review and evaluate the issues raised in the motion to dismiss. Further, while it is Defendant's position that an ENE should not go forward while there is a jurisdictional question pending, counsel for the respective parties have engaged in good faith discussions regarding the possibility of resolving this matter short of continued litigation and without need of an early neutral evaluation. The parties continue to work constructively toward resolution and believe the additional time will permit for a more detailed joint statement whereby the court can fully evaluate whether to exempt this case from the early neutral evaluation process. With the extension, the joint statement will be due by May 23, 2016. This is the first request for an extension of time to file a joint statement regarding early neutral evaluation.

WHEREFORE, the parties respectfully request that this stipulation be granted and the deadline for the parties to file a joint statement regarding an early neutral evaluation be extended to May 23, 2016.

IT IS SO ORDERED.