Johnson v. Bassi
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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 (916) 930-4278 or SPark@caed.uscourts.gov, 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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