STIPULATION AND ORDER TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE PROPOSED DISCOVERY PLAN

(Second Request)

CARL W. HOFFMAN, Magistrate Judge.

The parties, by and through their respective counsel of record, submit the following Stipulation And Order To Extend Time To File Proposed Discovery Plan.

1. On December 3, 2018, the Court granted the parties' request for a thirty-day period up to and including December 19, 2018 to file their joint discovery plan and scheduling order should the parties not achieve resolution in such time period.

2. On December 17, 2018, this Court granted the parties' request for a period of thirty additional days up to and including January 18, 2019 to file a proposed discovery plan and scheduling order should the parties not achieve resolution in such time period.

3. The parties have engaged in discussions regarding the status of litigation and the possibility of resolution. Both sides are of the opinion resolution may soon be reached.

4. The parties continue to engage in settlement discussions.

5. The parties request an additional period of thirty additional days up to and including February 18, 2019 (February 17, 2019 falls on a Sunday) to file a proposed discovery plan and scheduling order should the parties not achieve resolution in such time period.

6. This request is not sought for any improper purpose or other reason of delay. Rather, it is sought only conserve expenditures and resources of this litigation while the parties engage in further settlement discussions efforts.

Wherefore, the parties respectfully request a period of thirty additional days up to and including February 18, 2019 to file a proposed discovery plan and scheduling order should the parties not achieve resolution in such time period.

IT IS SO ORDERED.