Chiles
Chiles v. State Farm General Insurance Company
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOHN CHILES and SARA FRANCES Case No.: 3:23-cv-01802-DDL
HEIDT,
ORDER GRANTING IN PART
Plaintiffs, JOINT MOTION TO CONTINUE v. MANDATORY SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE
STATE FARM GENERAL INSURANCE
COMPANY and DOES 1 through 10, [Doc. No. 24] inclusive,
17 Defendants.
Before the Court is the Parties’ Joint Stipulated Motion to Continue Mandatory Settlement Conference (the “Joint Motion”). Doc. No. 24. The parties request to continue the Mandatory Settlement Conference (“MSC”) from April 11, 2024 to October 30, 2024 so it can occur on “a date after the hearing on dispositive motions set for October 23, 2024 at 2:00 p.m.[.]” Id. at 2. Given the parties’ new fact and expert discovery cutoffs, the Court agrees that continuing the MSC is prudent. See Doc. No. 22. However, the parties do not explain why an approximately six-month continuance until after the hearing on dispositive motions is…