Johnson v. Bai

Filing 10

ORDER REFERRING CASE TO VDRP signed by Senior Judge William B. Shubb on 1/24/2017: This Court's 8 November 10, 2017 Order setting the case for an early settlement conference before the assigned magistrate judge is hereby VACATED. The partie s shall contact the assigned magistrate judge and inform him of this order. The parties shall complete the VDRP session no later than 3/30/2017. The court hereby resets the Scheduling Conference for 5/8/2017 at 01:30 PM in Courtroom 5 (WBS) before Senior Judge William B. Shubb. If a settlement is not reached through VDRP, the parties shall submit an Amended Joint Status Report no later than 4/24/2017. [See document for further details.] cc: VDRP Administrator. (Kirksey Smith, K)

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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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NO. CIV. 2:16-1698 WBS GGH

v.
XINLIANG BAI and DOES 1
through 10,

ORDER REFERRING CASE TO VDRP AND
VACATING PRIOR ORDER SETTING
EARLY SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE WITH
THE ASSIGNED MAGISTRATE JUDGE

Defendant.

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The court has determined that this case is appropriate

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for an early settlement conference and because of the limited

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availability of the assigned magistrate judge will refer the

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action 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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1.

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This court’s November 10, 2016 order setting the

case for an early settlement conference before the assigned
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magistrate judge is hereby VACATED.

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the assigned magistrate judge and inform him of this order.

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The parties shall contact

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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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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The parties shall

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.

Such objections shall clearly outline why that party

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To avoid the unnecessary expenditure of costs and

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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 parties shall complete the VDRP session no

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later than March 30, 2017.

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(Pretrial Scheduling) Conference for May 8, 2017 at 1:30 p.m.

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a settlement is not reached through VDRP, the parties shall

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submit an Amended Joint Status Report no later than April 24,

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2017.

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The court hereby resets the Status

IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

January 24, 2017

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If