Arroyo v. Mehrabi, et al.

Filing 33

ORDER signed by Senior Judge William B. Shubb on 9/2/2020 DIRECTING the following: Mediation to be completed within 120 days. No later than 5 days after completion of the VDRP session, the parties shall file a joint statement indicating whether a settlement was reached; The parties shall complete the VDRP session no later than 1/4/2021; Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Conference set for 2/1/2021 at 01:30 PM in Courtroom 5 (WBS) before Senior Judge William B. Shubb; and Amended Joint Status Report due by 1/19/2021. (Tupolo, A)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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RAFAEL ARROYO, JR.,
Plaintiff,

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ORDER

v.
KARIM MEHRABI; STARS HOLDING
CO. LLC, a California Limited
Liability Company; and Does
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Defendants.

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No. 2:19-cv-1147-WBS-CKD

The court previously referred this case to the court’s

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Voluntary Dispute Resolution Program (“VDRP”).

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While the parties scheduled mediation for March 18, 2020, that

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mediation did not occur due to disruptions caused by COVID-19,

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and the parties still have not been able to participate in

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mediation.

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case to VDRP for video mediation with their previously assigned

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mediator, James E. Houpt, with mediation to be completed within

(Docket No. 21.)

The parties have jointly requested referral of this

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120 days.

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follows:

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(Docket No. 32.)

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Accordingly, the court orders as

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

Because of the disruptions caused by COVID-19, the

parties may participate in mediation via videoconference.

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The parties shall complete the VDRP session no

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later than January 4, 2021.

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(Pretrial Scheduling) Conference for February 1, 2021.

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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 January 19, 2021.

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The court hereby resets the Status

IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

September 2, 2020

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If a