UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA FORT MYERS DIVISION

MICHELLE BOEHRINGER,

Plaintiff,

v. Case No: 2:20-cv-285-SPC-NPM

C R BARD INCORPORATED and BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR INCORPORATED,

Defendants. / ORDER1 Before the Court is the parties’ Joint Notice of Status and Motion to Extend Stay (Doc. 47). The parties reached a global settlement of all cases filed by Plaintiff’s counsel regarding the underlying multidistrict litigation. The Court granted the parties a four-month stay to finalize their settlement. (Doc. 46). Now, they seek a three-month extension because they are still in the process of finalizing that settlement. The Court exercises its discretion to extend the stay. See Clinton v. Jones,

(1997). Accordingly, it is now

1 Disclaimer: Documents hyperlinked to CM/ECF are subject to PACER fees. By using hyperlinks, the Court does not endorse, recommend, approve, or guarantee any third parties or the services or products they provide, nor does it have any agreements with them. The Court is also not responsible for a hyperlink’s availability and functionality, and a failed hyperlink does not affect this Order. ORDERED: 1. The parties Joint Notice of Status and Motion to Extend Stay (Doc. GRANTED. All proceedings are STAYED until May 6, 2021. 2. The parties must FILE any dismissal papers on or before May 6, 2021. Alternatively, if the outstanding issues remain, the parties must FILE a joint status report regarding settlement by that same date. DONE and ORDERED in Fort Myers, Florida on February 8, 2021.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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