STIPULATION AND ORDER TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE JOINT PRE-TRIAL ORDER

(FIRST REQUEST)

GEORGE W. FOLEY, JR., Magistrate Judge.

COME NOW the parties, by and through their counsel of record, and hereby submit the instant Stipulation and Order to Extend Time to file Joint Pre-Trial Order.

On January 11, 2018, this Court issued its Order Granting in part and Denying in part Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment. In light of various causes of action being dismissed from the action, 6 months after the original July 6, 2017 due date for the Joint Pre-Trial Order, the requested extension will allow the parties time to streamline their witness and exhibit lists, and continue their discussions re: the applicability of various state tort damage caps to the remaining causes of action. While the parties are working to prepare and submit the Joint Pre-Trial Order, the parties' ongoing discussions concerning the applicability of various state tort damage caps to Plaintiffs' surviving claims, might assist the parties with case evaluation and settlement negotiations. The parties are requesting that this Court extend the time to file the Joint Pre-Trial Order while the parties attempt to resolve their positions on the applicable damage caps and counsel to finalize drafting a proposed Order for the claims allowed to proceed by the Court. Specifically, the parties request a four-week extension of the time to file the Joint Pre-Trial Order, extending the deadline until March 12, 2018.

This request is made in good faith and not as an attempt to needlessly delay these proceedings.

IT IS SO ORDERED.