Hassan v. The United States Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) et al

Filing 94

ORDER signed by Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 3/25/2016 VACATING the mediation date; MODIFYING the 67 Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Order to reflect the withdrawal of the reference of this case to the court's VDRP. (cc: VDRP Sacramento) (Michel, G.)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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ALLEN C. HASSAN,

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No. 2:13-cv-1942-KJM-KJN

Plaintiff,
v.

ORDER

CORELOGIC CREDCO, et al.,

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Defendants.

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On February 26, 2015, defendant Corelogic Credco filed a motion to modify the

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court’s scheduling order to allow an additional 120 days from the then-current discovery cut-off

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to complete discovery. ECF No. 79. No party opposed the motion, see Statements of Non-opp’n,

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ECF Nos. 84, 85, and it was granted by Minute Order on March 23, 2015, ECF No. 92.

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On March 5, 2015, the assigned magistrate judge issued an order and findings and

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recommendations recommending this action be dismissed with prejudice. ECF No. 83. Plaintiff

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Allen Hassan has filed objections. ECF No. 87. The findings and recommendations remain

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pending.

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In its status (pretrial scheduling) order, the court ordered the parties to participate

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in a Volunteer Dispute Resolution Panel (VDRP) mediation session in March 2015. Order Nov.

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20, 2014, at 8, ECF No. 67. The parties have filed a stipulated joint request to vacate the
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mediation date and modify the court’s scheduling order to remove the requirement of mediation

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in March 2015. ECF No. 93. The parties agree participation in mediation would prove

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unproductive given the pending findings and recommendations, among other reasons.

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A scheduling order may be modified upon showing of good cause. See Fed. R.

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Civ. P. 16(b); Johnson v. Mammoth Recreations, Inc., 975 F.2d 604 (9th Cir. 1992). Here, the

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parties have shown good cause for a modification. The mediation date is VACATED and the

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court’s status (pretrial scheduling) order MODIFIED to withdraw reference of this case to the

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court’s VDRP.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: March 25, 2016.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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