Hopson v. Tom Hillier Ford et al

Filing 8

ORDER REFERRING CASE TO VDRP AND STAYING PROCEEDINGS signed by Senior Judge William B. Shubb on 4/14/2017 ORDERING: 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"). 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. Any party that objects to this referral to the VDRP shall file its objections within seven (7) days of this Order. The parties shall complete the VDRP session no later than 6/23/2017. The court hereby reset s the Scheduling Conference for 7/31/2017 at 01:30 PM in Courtroom 5 (WBS) before Senior Judge William B. Shubb. If a settlement is not reached through VDRP, the parties shall submit an Amended Joint Status Report no later than 7/17/2017. [See document for further details.] cc: VDRP Admin. (Kirksey Smith, K)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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CYNTHIA HOPSON,
Plaintiff,

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CIV. NO. 2:16-3000 WBS CKD
ORDER REFERRING CASE TO VDRP AND
STAYING PROCEEDINGS

v.
TOM HILLIER FORD, an entity;
THOMAS HILLIER, an
individual; MARJORY HILLIER,
an individual; and DOES 1
through 10, inclusive;

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Defendants.

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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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2.

The parties shall

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

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file a joint statement indicating whether a settlement was

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reached.

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No later than five

The parties shall complete the VDRP session no

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later than June 23, 2017.

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(Pretrial Scheduling) Conference for July 31, 2017 at 1:30 p.m.

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If a settlement is not reached through VDRP, the parties shall

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submit an Amended Joint Status Report no later than July 17,

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2017.

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The court hereby resets the Status

IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

April 14, 2017

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