Pirie v. DRD Hospitality, Inc. et al

Filing 12

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Allison Claire on 5/19/17 REFERRING Case to VDRP and STAYING PROCEEDINGS. 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 complete the VDRP session no later than 8/9/17. (Mena-Sanchez, L)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JANETTE PIRIE,

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Plaintiff,

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No. 2:16-cv-2636 AC

v.

ORDER REFERRING CASE TO VDRP AND
STAYING PROCEEDINGS

DRD Hospitality, Inc., et al.,

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Defendants.

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The court has determined that this case is appropriate for an early settlement conference

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and will refer the action to the court’s Voluntary Dispute Resolution Program (“VDRP”).

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IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that:

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1. Within fourteen (14) days of this Order, the parties shall contact the court’s VDRP

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administrator, Sujean Park, at [phone] or [e-mail], to start the process of

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selecting an appropriate neutral. The parties shall carefully review and comply with Local Rule

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271, which outlines the specifications and requirements of the VDRP.

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2. To avoid the unnecessary expenditure of costs and attorneys’ fees, this action is hereby

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stayed to provide the parties time to complete the VDRP session. No later than five (5) days after

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completion of the VDRP session, the parties shall file a joint statement indicating whether a

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settlement was reached.

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3. The parties shall complete the VDRP session no later than August 9, 2017. The court

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hereby resets the Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Conference for September 13, 2017. If a settlement

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is not reached through VDRP, the parties shall submit an Amended Joint Status Report no later

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than August 30, 2017.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: May 19, 2017

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