STIPULATION AND ORDER TO EXTEND DISCOVERY STAY

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 Stipulation and Order to Extend Discovery Stay:

1. On March 14, 2019, the Parties submitted a Status Report and Stipulation to Stay Discovery in which they reported the Parties' agreement to pursue private mediation and requested to stay discovery for fourteen (14) days to allow for the selection of a mediator and mediation date. (Dkt. 45.) The Parties also stipulated to provide the Court with a status report concerning the scheduling of the mediation and the Parties' agreement as to an extension of the stay of discovery pending mediation on or before March 29, 2019. (Dkt. 45.) The Court entered the Stipulation and Order on March 15, 2019. (Dkt. 46.)

2. On March 29, 2019, the Parties submitted a Status Report (Dkt. 48) and Stipulation to Extend the Discovery Stay (Dkt. 50) in which they reported that the Parties' efforts to select a mediator and mediation date are ongoing and requested to extend the discovery stay for an additional fourteen (14) days. The Parties also stipulated to provide the Court with a status report concerning the scheduling of the mediation and the Parties' agreement as to an extension of the stay of discovery pending mediation on or before April 12, 2019. (Dkt. 50.) The Court entered the Stipulation and Order on April 1, 2019. (Dkt. 51.)

3. The Parties have reached an agreement as to a mediator, and the Parties' efforts to confirm a mediation date are ongoing. The Parties thus require additional time to complete the scheduling of the mediation and, as such, agree and stipulate to extend the stay of discovery for an additional fourteen (14) days up through and including April 26, 2019.

4. The Parties further agree and stipulate that, on or before April 26, 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.

5. This is the Parties' second request to extend the stay of discovery.

6. There is good cause to extend the stay. An extension of the stay will allow the Parties to focus their continuing 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 extension of the stay does not require a change to any trial date. The Parties jointly request to extend the stay. Neither Party to this lawsuit will be prejudiced by the extension of the stay.

IT IS SO AGREED AND STIPULATED:

IT IS SO ORDERED.