Johnson v. Chan et al

Filing 8

ORDER signed by Senior Judge William B. Shubb on 6/29/16: Case Referred to VDRP. Initial Scheduling Conference RESET for 9/26/2016 at 01:30 PM in Courtroom 5 (WBS) before Senior Judge William B. Shubb. Case stayed. (Kaminski, H)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SCOTT JOHNSON,
Plaintiff,

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CIV. NO. 2:16-00455 WBS AC
ORDER REFERRING CASE TO VDRP AND
STAYING PROCEEDINGS

v.
EDWIN P. CHAN, JUDY K. CHAN,
and DOES 1-10,

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Defendants.
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The court has determined that this case is appropriate

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for referral to the court’s Voluntary Dispute Resolution Program

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(“VDRP”).

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IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that:

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Within fourteen (14) days of this Order, the

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parties shall contact the court’s VDRP administrator, Sujean

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

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process of selecting an appropriate neutral.
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The parties shall

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carefully review and comply with Local Rule 271, which outlines

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the specifications and requirements of the VDRP.

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Any party that objects to this referral to the

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VDRP shall file its objections within seven (7) days of this

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Order.

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believes that the action is not appropriate for referral to the

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VDRP.

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Such objections shall clearly outline why that party

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To avoid the unnecessary expenditure of costs and

attorneys’ fees, this action is hereby stayed to provide the

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parties time to complete the VDRP session.

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(5) days after completion of the VDRP session, the parties shall

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file a joint statement indicating whether a settlement was

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reached.

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No later than five

The court hereby resets the Status (Pretrial

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Scheduling) Conference for September 26, 2016 at 1:30pm.

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settlement is not reached at the VDRP session, the parties shall

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submit an Amended Joint Status Report two weeks prior to the

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Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Conference.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

June 29, 2016

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