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1. ADR | Filed: September 14, 2026 | Entered: September 14, 2026 Sloan v. Google LLC et al

   Civil Rights: Other | North Carolina Western

   Report of Mediation

   REPORT of Mediation. Outcome of Mediation: Completely Settled. (Dunn, Stephen)

2. Order | Filed: September 09, 2026 | Entered: September 09, 2026 AFIFI v. UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC.

   Civil Rights: Americans with Disabilities - Employment | North Carolina Middle

   Order on Motion for Extension of Time-Other

   TEXT ORDER granting in part and denying in part 17 Joint Motion for Extension of Deadlines, in that the mediation deadline is extended to 12/08/2026 but the discovery and dispositive motions deadlines remain unchanged. Via Text Order dated 08/14/2026, the Court (per the issuing Magistrate Judge) denied 14 Unopposed Motion for Extension of Deadlines, which sought a five-month extension of the discovery deadline (and, by operation of Local Rule 56.1(b), the dispositive motions deadline), for failure to show good cause within the meaning of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16(b)(4). The parties now have filed 17 Joint Motion, in which they requested 60-day extensions of those same deadlines, as well as of the mediation deadline. Once more, the Court concludes that they have failed to show the requisite good cause. For example, 17 Joint Motion does not explain why Defendant waited until almost four months of the six-month discovery period had passed before serving any written discovery requests, other than to note that various attorneys affiliated with defense counsel left the firm. Unfortunately, attorney movement of that sort has become the norm and generally cannot provide good cause for extensions (particularly not extensions of the sort requested here). To the extent 17 Joint Motion relies on upcoming trials of Plaintiff's counsel, the Court again deems such scheduling conflicts entirely foreseeable and generally insufficient to justify months-long extensions of time. The Court also notes that the bare declaration that the parties' chosen mediator no longer has available dates that suit the parties does not establish good cause because that declaration does not show when the parties first solicited available dates or how many dates they proposed. Nonetheless, the Court retains an independent interest in the parties' conduct of mediation and thus this Text Order extends that deadline. Issued by MAG/JUDGE L. PATRICK AULD on 09/09/2026. (AULD, L.)

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