Johnson v. Safapour et al

Filing 10

ORDER REFERRING CASE TO VDRP AND STAYING PROCEEDINGS signed by Senior Judge William B. Shubb on 5/16/18. Within fourteen (14) days of this Order, the parties shall contact the court's VDRP administrator, Sujean Park, at [phone] or SPark& #064;caed.uscourts.gov, to start the process of selecting an appropriate neutral. The parties shall complete the VDRP session no later than 7/23/18. The court hereby RESETS the Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Conference for 8/27/18 at 1:30 p.m. in Courtroom 5, 14th Floor. If a settlement is not reached through VDRP, the parties shall submit an Amended Joint Status Report no later than 8/13/18. (Mena-Sanchez, L)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SCOTT JOHNSON,
Plaintiff,

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IRAJ SAFAPOUR, Trustee of the
Safapour Family Trust Dated
February 24, 2011; MAHVASH
SAFAPOUR, Trustee of the
Safapour Family Trust Dated
February 24, 2011; and DOES
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Defendants.

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ORDER REFERRING CASE TO VDRP AND
STAYING PROCEEDINGS

v.

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CIV. NO. 2:18-187 WBS EFB

----oo0oo---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”).
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that:
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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

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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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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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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 at 1:30 p.m.

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in Courtroom 5, 14th Floor.

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through VDRP, the parties shall submit an Amended Joint Status

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Report no later than August 13, 2018.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:

The court hereby resets the Status

If a settlement is not reached

May 16, 2018

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