Degraw v. Progressive Casualty Insurance Company et al

Filing 21

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman on 3/22/18, ORDERING that this action, including formal discovery, is temporarily STAYED pending an early mediation contemplated to take place sometime in May 2018. The March 29, 2018 status conference is VACATED. All named defendants, other than defendant Progressive Casualty Insurance Company, are DISMISSED. (Kastilahn, A)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 MAKENZY DEGRAW, 12 Plaintiff, 13 14 15 No. 2:17-cv-2537-KJN v. ORDER PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, 16 Defendant. 17 18 This case is presently set for an initial status (pretrial scheduling) conference on March 29, 19 20 2018. (ECF No. 19.)1 On March 21, 2018, the parties filed a joint status report. (ECF No. 20.) 21 In the status report, the parties indicate that they have agreed to: (1) engage in early mediation 22 around May 2018; (2) informally exchange discovery pursuant to a confidentiality agreement; 23 (3) postpone initial disclosures until 30 days after the mediation should the action not resolve at 24 mediation; and (4) defer scheduling of the case until after the mediation, if necessary. (Id.) 25 Additionally, the parties have agreed to dismissal of all named defendants other than defendant 26 Progressive Casualty Insurance Company. (Id.) 27 28 1 This action proceeds before the undersigned for all purposes pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c). (ECF No. 17.) 1 1 In light of the parties’ agreement and joint request, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 2 1. This action, including formal discovery, is temporarily STAYED pending an early 3 mediation contemplated to take place sometime in May 2018. The stay does not 4 preclude the parties from informally exchanging discovery pursuant to a 5 confidentiality agreement. 6 2. If the case resolves at mediation, the parties shall file a notice of settlement within 10 7 days of such resolution. Alternatively, if the case does not resolve at mediation, the 8 parties shall file a joint status report within 10 days of the conclusion of the mediation 9 proposing dates as contemplated in the court’s December 4, 2017 Order Requiring 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Joint Status Report. 3. The court DEFERS scheduling the case at this juncture, and the March 29, 2018 status conference is VACATED. 4. All named defendants, other than defendant Progressive Casualty Insurance Company, are DISMISSED. IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: March 22, 2018 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2

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