Kalani v. Jon's Automotive Inc. et al

Filing 13

ORDER REFERRING CASE TO VDRP AND STAYING PROCEEDINGS signed by Senior Judge William B. Shubb on 5/26/2017: The court has determined that this case is appropriate for an early settlement conference and will refer the action to the court's Volunt ary Dispute Resolution Program ("VDRP"). IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that: 1) Within fourteen (14) days of this Order, the parties shall contact the court's VDRP administrator, Sujean Park, at [phone] or [e-mail].g ov, to start the process of selecting an appropriate neutral; 2) Any party that objects to this referral to the VDRP shall file its objections within seven (7) days of this Order; 3) To avoid the unnecessary expenditure of costs and attorneys' fees, this action is hereby STAYED to provide the parties time to complete the VDRP session. No later than five (5) days after completion of the VDRP session, the parties shall file a joint statement indicating whether a settlement was reached; 4) The parties shall complete the VDRP session no later than 7/28/2017. The Scheduling Conference is reset for 8/28/2017 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 8/14/2017. [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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ROSE MARY KALANI,
Plaintiff,

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ORDER REFERRING CASE TO VDRP AND
STAYING PROCEEDINGS

v.
JON’S AUTOMOTIVE INC. dba
JON’S PIT STOP 2; JONATHAN C.
LUY, Trustee of THE LUY 1996
REVOCABLE TRUST; POLLY K.
LUY, Trustee of THE LUY 1996
REVOCABLE TRUST;
Defendants.

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CIV. NO. 2:17-338 WBS GGH

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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1.

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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The parties shall

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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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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

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 July 28, 2017.

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(Pretrial Scheduling) Conference for August 28, 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 August 14, 2017.

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The court hereby resets the Status

IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

May 26, 2017

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