Medical Benifits administrators, Inc. vs. Sierra Railroad Company

Filing 187

ORDER signed by District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 8/25/11: Motions in limine will be resolved on the first day of trial. Motions are due no later than September 2, 2011, with replies no later than September 9, 2011. (Kaminski, H)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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MEDICAL BENEFITS
ADMINISTRATORS OF MD, INC.,
a Maryland Corporation; and CUSTOM
RAIL EMPLOYER WELFARE
TRUST FUND,
Plaintiffs,

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No. CIV S-06-2408 KJM DAD

vs.
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SIERRA RAILROAD COMPANY, n/k/a
SIERRA NORTHERN RAILWAY; VANNA
M. WALKER, AMBER GILLES and
DAVID N. MAGAW,
Defendants.

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ORDER
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The parties appeared on August 10, 2011 for trial confirmation hearing. In

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response to the parties’ expressed interest in court-supervised settlement, and given the

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unavailability of a judge of this court to convene a settlement conference, the court refers this

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case to the Circuit Mediation Office for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. The mediator,

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Stephen Liacouras, will be contacting the parties shortly to discuss scheduling for the mediation,

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to occur generally within the next the next two weeks. All future motions or other pleadings that

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relate to this mediation are to be copied to [e-mail].

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Additional information about the Ninth Circuit’s Mediation Program may be
found at www.ca9.uscourts.gov/mediation.

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As discussed at the trial confirmation hearing, motions in limine will be resolved

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on the first day of trial. Motions are due no later than September 2, 2011, with replies no later

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than September 9, 2011.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: August 25, 2011.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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