Earlier this week, the parties to a pregnancy discrimination case agreed to mediation and asked Judge Subramanian to adjourn all deadlines until after the completion of their settlement efforts, or, alternatively, for 45 days.

In a revealing endorsement, Judge Subramanian on Wednesday denied the request because, apparently as a policy matter, he will not adjourn deadlines for settlement:

The parties’ requests are DENIED. The Court does not stay or adjourn deadlines on account of settlement talks.