Brown v. Masai USA Corporation

Filing 22

ORDER RE: ATTENDANCE AT MEDIATION. Signed by Judge Elizabeth D Laporte on 1/4/2013. (knm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/7/2013)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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Northern District of California

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San Francisco Division

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MAVOURNEEN BROWN,
No. C 12-0324 MEJ

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Plaintiff,

ORDER RE: ATTENDANCE AT
MEDIATION

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For the Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

v.
MASAI USA CORPORATION, et al.,
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Defendants.
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Date:
Mediator:

January 11, 2013
André Hassid

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the request to excuse defendant Masai USA Corporation’s

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insurer representative from appearing in person at the January 11, 2013, mediation before André

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Hassid is DENIED. Routine travel and time costs associated with traveling to an ADR session do

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not fulfill the ‘extraordinary or otherwise unjustifiable hardship’ requirement set forth in ADR L.R.

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6-10(d). Accordingly, the request is DENIED and the representative shall attend the session in

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person.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

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January 4, 2013
Dated

By:
Elizabeth D. Laporte
United States Magistrate Judge