Johnson v. Bassi

Filing 7

ORDER signed by Senior Judge William B. Shubb on 1/4/16: Initial Scheduling Conference RESET for 3/27/2017 at 01:30 PM in Courtroom 5 (WBS) before Senior Judge William B. Shubb. Case Referred to VDRP and 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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ORDER REFERRING CASE TO VDRP AND
STAYING PROCEEDINGS

v.
JARNAIL SINGH BASSI; and Does
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Defendants.

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CIV. NO. 2:16-2059 WBS DB

The court has determined that this case is appropriate

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for an early settlement conference and will refer the action to

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the court’s Voluntary Dispute Resolution Program (“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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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

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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.

Such objections shall clearly outline why that party

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3.

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

No later than five

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file a joint statement indicating whether a settlement was

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reached.

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The parties shall complete the VDRP session no

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later than February 24, 2017.

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(Pretrial Scheduling) Conference for March 27, 2017.

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settlement is not reached through VDRP, the parties shall submit

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an Amended Joint Status Report no later than March 13, 2017.

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The court hereby resets the Status

IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

January 4, 2017

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