Winkelman et al v. Novartis AG et al

Filing 25

STIPULATION AND ORDER re 21 STIPULATION and Proposed Order selecting Mediation by Michelle Cruz, Julie Winkelman filed by Michelle Cruz, Julie Winkelman. Signed by Judge Jon S. Tigar on April 8, 2014. (wsn, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/8/2014)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
Julie Winkelmann and Michelle Cruz, on behalf of themselves
and all other similarly situated ,individuals
CASE NO. ______________________
3:14-cv-00160-JST
Plaintiff(s),
v.
Novartis Consumer Health, Inc., Novartis AG,
and Novartis Corporation
,
Defendant(s).
_______________________________/

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
ORDER SELECTING ADR PROCESS

Counsel report that they have met and conferred regarding ADR and have reached the
following stipulation pursuant to Civil L.R. 16-8 and ADR L.R. 3-5:
The parties agree to participate in the following ADR process:
Court Processes:
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Non-binding Arbitration (ADR L.R. 4)
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Early Neutral Evaluation (ENE) (ADR L.R. 5)
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Mediation (ADR L.R. 6)
(Note: Parties who believe that an early settlement conference with a Magistrate Judge is
appreciably more likely to meet their needs than any other form of ADR must participate in an
ADR phone conference and may not file this form. They must instead file a Notice of Need for
ADR Phone Conference. See Civil Local Rule 16-8 and ADR L.R. 3-5)
Private Process:
Private mediation, by a
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Private ADR (please identify process and provider) ______________________
mediator TBD by mutual agreement of the parties
_____________________________________________________________________________
The parties agree to hold the ADR session by:
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the presumptive deadline (The deadline is 90 days from the date of the order
referring the case to an ADR process unless otherwise ordered. )
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defer setting deadline until full schedule is known
other requested deadline _____________________________________________

Dated:___________
4/2/2014

____________________________
/s/ Matthew B. George
Attorney for Plaintiff

Dated:____________
4/2/2014

____________________________
/s/ Aton Arbisser
Attorney for Defendant

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[PROPOSED] ORDER
The parties’ stipulation is adopted and IT IS SO ORDERED.
The parties’ stipulation is modified as follows, and IT IS SO ORDERED.

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When filing this document in ECF, please be sure to use the appropriate Docket
Event, e.g., “Stipulation and Proposed Order Selecting Mediation.”

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