Meixner v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. et al

Filing 31

ORDER signed by District Judge Troy L. Nunley on 4/18/2017 VACATING the Final Pretrial Conference Hearing set for 5/18/2017 and the Jury Trial set for 7/24/2017. ORDERING the parties to meet and confer if both are willing to attend a settlement conference before a magistrate judge and consent to the jurisdiction of the magistrate judge in order to have their trial concluded in a more timely matter. ORDERING the parties to file a joint statement within thirty (30) days of the entry of this Order notifying if a settlement conference would be beneficial. If the parties do not wish to attend a settlement conference or consent to the jurisdiction of the magistrate judge, the parties are hereby ordered to provide the Court with proposed trial dates in Spring 2018.(Washington, S)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JOSH MEIXNER.

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No. 2:14-cv-02143-TLN-CKD
Plaintiffs,

v.

ORDER RESCHEDULING TRIAL

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., et al.,
Defendants.

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This matter is currently set for trial on July 24, 2017. Pursuant to the parties’ Stipulation
to Continue the Final Pretrial Conference (ECF No. [30]), and due to a conflict with the Court’s

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calendar, the Court hereby VACATES the Final Pretrial Conference Hearing set for May 18,
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2017 and the Jury Trial set for July 24, 2017. Thus, this matter must be reset for trial. However,
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the Court’s docket cannot accommodate a trial until Spring 2018.

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Therefore, the Court hereby orders the parties to meet and confer as to whether both
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parties are willing to attend a settlement conference before a magistrate judge and whether the
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parties are amenable to consenting to the jurisdiction of the magistrate judge in order to have their
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trial concluded in a more timely matter. The parties are hereby ordered to file a joint statement
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with this Court within thirty (30) days of the entry of this Order notifying the Court as to whether
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a settlement conference would be beneficial and whether they would like to consent to the
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jurisdiction of the magistrate judge. If the parties do not wish to attend a settlement conference or

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consent to the jurisdiction of the magistrate judge, the parties are hereby ordered to provide the

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Court with proposed trial dates in Spring 2018.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: April 18, 2017

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Troy L. Nunley
United States District Judge

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