Stokes v. City of Visalia

Filing 24

ORDER RE CONSENT TO VOLUNTARY DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROGRAM. Signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 12/5/2017. (Hernandez, M)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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Case No. 1:17-cv-01350-DAD-SAB

KIMBERLY STOKES,

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ORDER RE CONSENT TO VOLUNTARY
DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROGRAM

Plaintiff,

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v.
(ECF Nos. 15, 23)

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CITY OF VISALIA,
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Defendant.
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Plaintiff Kimberly Stokes filed this action on October 9, 2017. (ECF No. 1.) On October
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25, 2017, Defendant City of Visalia filed a consent to the Voluntary Dispute Resolution Program
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(“VDRP”). (ECF No. 15.) Plaintiff filed a consent to VDPR on December 4, 2017. (ECF No.
23.)
The parties are advised that pursuant to the Local Rule, if the parties stipulate to using the
VDRP, they must file a stipulation and order for VDRP Referral. L.R. 271(i). The stipulation
and order for VDRP Referral must:
(A) specify the time frame within which the parties propose the VDRP process
will be completed and the date by which the Neutral must file confirmation of that
completion;
(B) suggest and explain any modifications or additions to the case management
plan that would be advisable because of the reference to the VDRP; and
(C) describe any pretrial activity, e.g., specified discovery or motions, that shall
be completed before the VDRP session is held or that shall be stayed until the
VDRP session is concluded.
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L.R. 271(i). To be referred to the VDRP, the parties are required to file a stipulation that

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complies with Rule 271(i).

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

December 5, 2017
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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