STATUS REPORT AND STIPULATION TO STAY DISCOVERY

GEORGE FOLEY, JR., Magistrate Judge.

Plaintiff Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center, LLC ("Plaintiff") and Defendants Rocky Mountain Hospital and Medical Service, Inc. d/b/a Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield and HMO Colorado Inc. d/b/a HMO Nevada ("Defendants", and collectively with Plaintiff, the "Parties") submit the following Status Report and Stipulation to Stay Discovery:

1. On March 5, 2019, the Parties appeared before the Court on Anthem's Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff's Complaint. The Court denied Anthem's Motion to Dismiss and ordered Plaintiff to file an Amended Complaint on or by March 15, 2019. (Dkt. 40.)

2. At the March 5, 2019 hearing, the Parties and the Court discussed a potential stay of discovery in order to allow the Parties to pursue early resolution of this matter. The Parties agreed to report to the Court on whether they have reached an agreement concerning alternative dispute resolution.

3. Accordingly, the Parties report that they have agreed to pursue private mediation. As the Parties are in the preliminary stages of selecting a mediator and a mediation date, the Parties presently request to stay discovery for fourteen (14) days up through and including March 29, 2019. On or before March 29, 2019, the Parties will provide the Court with a status report concerning the scheduling of the mediation and inform the Court of the Parties' agreement as to an extension of the stay of discovery pending mediation.

4. This is the Parties' first request for a stay of discovery, and there is good cause for the stay of discovery. A stay will allow the Parties to focus their efforts on early resolution in an efficient manner and save the Parties' time and expense of discovery. Moreover, as no trial in this matter has been set, the requested stay does not require a change to any trial date. The Parties jointly request the stay. Neither Party to this lawsuit will be prejudiced by the stay.

IT IS SO AGREED AND STIPULATED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.