Johnson v. Bhullar et al

Filing 15

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Edmund F. Brennan on 6/16/2016 ORDERING that The settlement conference set for 7/14/2016 is VACATED; this action is REFERRED to the Voluntary Dispute Resolution Program; Within 14 days of this order, the parties sha ll contact the court's VDRP administrator, Sujean Park; No later than 14 days after completion of the VDRP session, the parties shall jointly file their VDRP Completion Report, consistent with Local Rule 271(o); any party that objects to this referral to the VDRP shall file its objections within 7 days of this order. (Reader, L)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SCOTT JOHNSON,

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Plaintiff,

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No. 2:14-cv-1756-MCE-CKD

v.

ORDER

JUNCTION PETROLEUM, INC., a
California corporation, et al.,
Defendants.

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Plaintiff commenced this disability access case asserting a claim under the Americans
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with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and related state law claims, and defendant has answered the
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complaint. Thereafter, a settlement conference was set for July 14, 2016 at 10:00 a.m.
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Due to the congestion of the court’s docket and the resultant inability of the court to
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timely facilitate settlement conferences in all cases, the settlement conference is vacated and the
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case is referred to the court’s Voluntary Dispute Resolution Program (“VDRP”).
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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
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1. The settlement conference set for July 14, 2016, is VACATED.
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2. This action is REFERRED to the VDRP.1

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The matter was previously stayed by the district judge on February 24, 2015. See ECF

No. 7.
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3. Within fourteen (14) days of this order, the parties shall contact the court’s VDRP

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administrator, Sujean Park, at [phone] or [e-mail], to start

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the process of selecting an appropriate neutral.

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4. The parties shall carefully review and comply with Local Rule 271, which outlines the
specifications and requirements of the VDRP.
5. No later than fourteen (14) days after completion of the VDRP session, the parties

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shall jointly file their VDRP Completion Report, consistent with Local Rule 271(o).

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6. Any party that objects to this referral to the VDRP shall file its objections within seven

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(7) days of this order. Such objections shall clearly outline why that party believes

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that the action is not appropriate for referral to the VDRP.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: June 16, 2016.

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