Forrest v. Vic Firth Company

Filing 15

STIPULATION and ORDER signed by District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 4/24/2017 VACATING the 4/27/2017 Initial Scheduling Conference and REFERRING this case to VDRP. (cc VDRP Administrator) (Donati, J)

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CARI A. COHORN (State Bar No. 249056)
COHORN LAW
101 California Street, Suite 2710
San Francisco, California 94111
Telephone: [phone]
Fax:
[phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Attorneys for Plaintiff Gerald A. Forrest
ROBERT A. WEIKERT (State Bar No. 121146)
ALDO E. IBARRA (State Bar No. 268585)
NIXON PEABODY LLP
One Embarcadero Center, Suite 1800
San Francisco, CA 94111-3996
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendant Vic Firth Company

COHORN LAW

101 California Street, Suite 2710
San Francisco, CA 94111
Telephone: [phone]

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT CALIFORNIA

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GERALD A. FORREST, an individual doing
buisness as GOSPELCHOPS,

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Plaintiff,
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v.

Case No: 2:16-cv-02981-KJM-EFB
STIPULATION TO ELECT REFERRAL
OF ACTION TO VOLUNTARY DISPUTE
RESOLUTION PROGRAM (VDRP)
PURSUANT TO LOCAL RULE 271;
ORDER

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VIC FIRTH COMPANY, a Massachusetts
corporation,
Defendant.

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STIPULATION RE VDRP; ORDER – Case No. 2:16-cv-02981-KJM-EFB

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Pursuant to Local Rule 271, the parties hereby agree to submit the above-entitled action

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to the Voluntary Dispute Resolution Program (“VDRP”). The parties request that, pursuant to

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Local Rule 270(e)(3), the VDRP Administrator supply the parties of a list of potential Neutrals,

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from which the parties shall agree upon one. The VDRP process (specifically, mediation) should

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take place in May or June 2017 or as soon thereafter as is convenient to the Court, with the

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Neutral to file confirmation of the completion within 14 days after the completion of the

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process. No aspect of pretrial activity should be stayed until the session is concluded, and no

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modification of the case management plan proposed by the parties in their Joint Status Report,

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filed concurrently herewith, is advisable.

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IT IS SO STIPULATED.

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Dated: April 24, 2017

COHORN LAW

101 California Street, Suite 2710
San Francisco, CA 94111
Telephone: [phone]

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COHORN LAW
By /s/ Cari A. Cohorn
Cari A. Cohorn
Attorneys for Plaintiff

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Dated: April 24, 2017

By /s/ Aldo E. Ibarra (as authorized 4/19/17)
ROBERT A. WEIKERT
ALDO E. IBARRA
Attorneys for Defendant

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NIXON PEABODY LLP

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Given the parties’ stipulation, the court refers the matter to the court’s ADR Coordinator

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Sujean Park for the scheduling of a VDRP session as requested by the parties. The initial

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scheduling conference on April 27, 2017 is VACATED. The court will issue a scheduling order

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based on the parties’ joint status report so the case schedule is clear if the case does not settle in

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VDRP. The parties may jointly request a status or scheduling conference following the

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completion of VDRP if they believe meeting with the court is then warranted.

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STIPULATION RE VDRP; ORDER – Case No. 2:16-cv-02981-KJM-EFB

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: April 24, 2017

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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COHORN LAW

101 California Street, Suite 2710
San Francisco, CA 94111
Telephone: [phone]

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STIPULATION RE VDRP; ORDER – Case No. 2:16-cv-02981-KJM-EFB