Johnson v. A & J Petro Inc.

Filing 8

ORDER REFERRING CASE TO VDRP AND STAYING PROCEEDINGS signed by Senior Judge William B. Shubb on 2/7/17. Within 14 days of this Order, the parties shall contact the court's VDRP administrator, Sujean Park. The parties shall complete the VDRP session no later than 4/10/2017. The Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Conference is RESET for 5/8/2017. If a settlement is not reached through VDRP, the parties shall submit an Amended Joint Status Report no later than 4/24/2017. (Kastilahn, A)

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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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A&J PETRO INC., a California
corporation, and DOES 1
through 10,
Defendant.

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ORDER REFERRING CASE TO VDRP AND
STAYING PROCEEDINGS

v.

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CIV. NO. 2:16-2311 WBS CKD

----oo0oo---The court has determined that this case is appropriate
for an early settlement conference and will refer the action to
the court’s Voluntary Dispute Resolution Program (“VDRP”).
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that:
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Within fourteen (14) days of this Order, the

parties shall contact the court’s VDRP administrator, Sujean
Park, at [phone] or [e-mail], to start the
process of selecting an appropriate neutral.

The parties shall

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.

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.

No later than five

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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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The parties shall complete the VDRP session no

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later than April 10, 2017.

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(Pretrial Scheduling) Conference for May 8, 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 April 24, 2017.

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The court hereby resets the Status

IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

February 7, 2017

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