Hopson v. Aleshmali et al

Filing 16

ORDER REFERRING CASE TO VDRP AND STAYING PROCEEDINGS signed by Senior Judge William B. Shubb on 5/17/2018: The parties shall complete the VDRP session no later than 7/23/2018. The court hereby resets the Scheduling Conference for 8/27/2018 at 01:3 0 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 8/13/2018. (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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ORDER REFERRING CASE TO VDRP AND
STAYING PROCEEDINGS

v.
NASR AHMED ALESHMALI, as an
individual and doing business
as “Jimmy’s Market”; TIMOTHY
J. SPENCER, as an individual
and as trustee for The
Spencer Family 2015 Revocable
Trust; LISA M. SPENCER, as an
individual and as trustee for
the Spencer Family 2015
Revocable Trust; THE SPENCER
FAMILY 2015 REVOCABLE TRUST;
and DOES 1-10, inclusive
Defendants.

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CIV. NO. 2:17-2084 WBS EFB

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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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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Such objections shall clearly outline why that party

VDRP.

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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 July 23, 2018.

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(Pretrial Scheduling) Conference for August 27, 2018.

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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 13, 2018.

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The court hereby resets the Status

IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

May 17, 2018

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If a