The opinion of the court was delivered by: Honorable Phyllis J. Hamilton United States District Court Judge
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER CONTINUING CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
Pursuant to Rules 6-2 and 7-11 of the Civil Local Rules of the Northern District of California, all parties to this action, through their duly authorized undersigned counsel, stipulate and request as follows:
WHEREAS, the complaint in this action was filed on July 26, 2007, and the first amended complaint was filed on or about September 28, 2007;
WHEREAS, the Court has scheduled a Case Management Conference for July 31, 2008, and ordered the parties to submit a Joint Case Management Statement by July 24, 2008;
WHEREAS, the parties participated in a mediation on June 6, 2008, before private mediator Mark Rudy and, pursuant to that mediation, the parties subsequently reached an agreement to settle the instant action;
WHEREAS, the parties have reached agreement as to all language in the settlement agreement and are in the process of retrieving appropriate signatures;
WHEREAS, the parties intend to file joint preliminary approval papers with the Court on or before August 11, 2008;
WHEREAS, the parties believe that, in the interests of efficiency and of avoiding potentially unnecessary expenses, the Case Management Conference, to the extent one is necessary, should be continued for at least fifteen (15) days to allow the parties to retrieve signatures and draft and file the preliminary approval papers.
IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties, through their respective counsel:
1. The Case Management Conference and the deadline for filing a Case Management Statement are hereby continued for at least fifteen (15) days.
2. The parties must file a Joint Case Management Statement at least seven (7) days before the Case Management Conference.
Jones Day By: Catherine S. Nasser Counsel for Defendant ...