Gomez et al v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. et al

Filing 6

ORDER REFERRING CASE TO ADR UNIT FOR ASSESSMENT TELEPHONE CONFERENCE. Signed by Judge Nathanael Cousins on 5/12/14. (lmh, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/12/2014)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 11 JOAQUIN GOMEZ, and RITA 12 Plaintiffs, 13 14 Case No. 14-cv-02056 NC CONTRERAS, ORDER REFERRING CASE TO ADR UNIT FOR ASSESSMENT TELEPHONE CONFERENCE v. WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., REGIONAL 15 SERVICE CORPS, and DOES 1 through 20 16 Inclusive, Defendants. 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 16-8 and ADR Local Rule 2-3, the Court refers this foreclosure-related action to the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Unit for a telephone conference to assess this case’s suitability for mediation or a settlement conference. Plaintiffs’ counsel and counsel for Wells Fargo must participate in a telephone conference, to be scheduled by the ADR Unit as soon as possible but no later than June 13, 2014. Plaintiffs’ counsel and counsel for Wells Fargo must be prepared to discuss the following subjects: (1) Identification and description of claims and alleged defects in loan documents. (2) Prospects for loan modification. 28 Case No. 14-cv-02056 NC ORDER REFERRING CASE TO ADR UNIT 1 (3) Prospects for settlement. 2 The parties need not submit written materials to the ADR Unit for the telephone 3 conference. In preparation for the telephone conference, Plaintiffs’ counsel must do the 4 5 following: (1) 6 Review relevant loan documents and investigate the claims to determine 7 whether they have merit. (2) 8 If Plaintiffs are seeking a loan modification to resolve all or some of the 9 claims, Plaintiffs must prepare a current, accurate financial statement and gather all of the 10 information and documents customarily needed to support a loan modification request. 11 Further, Plaintiffs’ counsel must immediately notify counsel for Wells Fargo of the request 12 for a loan modification. (3) 13 Provide counsel for Wells Fargo with information necessary to evaluate the 14 prospects for loan modification, in the form of a financial statement, worksheet or 15 application customarily used by financial institutions. 16 (4) Arrange for Plaintiffs to participate in the telephone conference. 17 In preparation for the telephone conference, counsel for Wells Fargo must do the 18 following: (1) 19 If Wells Fargo is unable or unwilling to do a loan modification after receiving 20 notice of Plaintiffs’ request, counsel for Wells Fargo must promptly notify Plaintiffs’ 21 counsel to that effect. (2) 22 Arrange for a representative of Wells Fargo with full settlement authority to 23 participate in the telephone conference. 24 // 25 26 27 28 Case No. 14-cv-02056 NC ORDER REFERRING CASE TO ADR UNIT 2 1 Th ADR Un will notify the parties of the da and time the teleph he nit ate e hone confere ence h one ence, the AD Unit wi advise th Court of i DR ill he its 2 will be held. After the telepho confere mendation fo further ADR proceedings. or A 3 recomm 4 IT IS SO OR T RDERED. 5 Date: May 12 2014 2, 6 __________ __________ _____ ____ Nath hanael M. C Cousins Unit States M ted Magistrate J Judge 7 8 9 10 0 11 1 12 2 13 3 14 4 15 5 16 6 17 7 18 8 19 9 20 0 21 1 22 2 23 3 24 4 25 5 26 6 27 7 28 8 Case No. 14-cv-0205 NC 56 ORDER REFERRIN CASE TO ADR R NG O UNIT 3

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