Reid v. Cigna Life Insurance Company of New York

Filing 16

MINUTE ORDER IN RESPONSE TO STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER SELECTING ADR PROCESS re 15 STIPULATION and Proposed Order selecting Private ADR. Signed by Judge Jon S. Tigar on February 28, 2013. (wsn, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/28/2013)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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STEPHEN REID,

Case No. 12-cv-06230-JST

Plaintiff,
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v.
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CIGNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
OF NEW YORK,

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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MINUTE ORDER IN RESPONSE TO
STIPULATION AND PROPOSED
ORDER SELECTING ADR PROCESS

Defendant.

Re: Dkt. No. 15.

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The Court has before it the parties' Stipulation and Proposed Order Selecting ADR

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Process. Dkt. No. 5. The parties are to be commended for proactively addressing the subject of

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alternative dispute resolution ("ADR"). The Court notes, however, that the parties have not yet

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selected an ADR neutral. In the Court's experience, the timely selection of a neutral is the surest

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guaranty of compliance with an ADR deadline, and it is the Court's practice to set deadlines for

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both in tandem.

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With that in mind, the court orders the parties to submit a revised stipulation and proposed

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order by April 1, 2013, identifying both a mutually agreeable neutral and an ADR deadline of

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August 23, 2013 or earlier.

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The Court is currently reviewing the parties’ case management statement, and looks
forward to scheduling a case management conference with the parties. Dkt. No. 4.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: February 28, 2013

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Jon S. Tigar
United States District Judge