Eng v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

Filing 7

ORDER REFERRING CASE TO ADR UNIT FOR ASSESSMENT TELEPHONE CONFERENCE. Signed by Judge Joseph C. Spero on 10/22/14. (klhS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/22/2014)

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1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 DAVID K. ENG, Case No. 14-cv-04626-JCS Plaintiff, 8 v. 9 10 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., ORDER REFERRING CASE TO ADR UNIT FOR ASSESSMENT TELEPHONE CONFERENCE Defendant. United States District Court Northern District of California 11 12 13 14 15 16 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. Plaintiff and defendants' counsel shall participate in a telephone conference, to be scheduled by the ADR Unit as soon as possible but no later than November 20, 2014. Plaintiff and defendant's counsel shall be prepared to discuss the following subjects: 17 (1) Identification and description of claims and alleged defects in loan documents. 18 (2) Prospects for loan modification. 19 (3) Prospects for settlement. 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 The parties need not submit written materials to the ADR Unit for the telephone conference. In preparation for the telephone conference, plaintiff shall do the following: (1) Review relevant loan documents and investigate the claims to determine whether they have merit. (2) If plaintiff is seeking a loan modification to resolve all or some of the claims, plaintiff shall prepare a current, accurate financial statement and gather all of the information and documents customarily needed to support a loan modification 1 request. Further, plaintiff shall immediately notify defendants' counsel of the 2 request for a loan modification. 3 (3) Provide counsel for defendants with information necessary to evaluate the 4 prospects for loan modification, in the form of a financial statement, worksheet or 5 application customarily used by financial institutions. 6 7 8 9 10 (4) In preparation for the telephone conference, counsel for defendants shall do the following. (5) If defendants are unable or unwilling to do a loan modification after receiving notice of plaintiff's request, counsel for defendants shall promptly notify plaintiff to that effect. (6) Arrange for a representative of each defendant with full settlement authority to 11 United States District Court Northern District of California participate in the telephone conference. 12 The ADR Unit will notify the parties of the date and time that the telephone conference 13 will be held. After the telephone conference, the ADR Unit will advise the court of its 14 recommendation for further ADR proceedings. 15 IT IS SO ORDERED. 16 Dated: October 22, 2014 17 18 19 ______________________________________ JOSEPH C. SPERO United States Magistrate Judge 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2 1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 DAVID K. ENG, Case No. 14-cv-04626-JCS Plaintiff, 8 v. CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 9 10 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., Defendant. United States District Court Northern District of California 11 12 13 14 15 I, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am an employee in the Office of the Clerk, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California. That on 10/22/2014, I SERVED a true and correct copy(ies) of the attached, by placing said copy(ies) in a postage paid envelope addressed to the person(s) hereinafter listed, by depositing said envelope in the U.S. Mail, or by placing said copy(ies) into an inter-office delivery receptacle located in the Clerk's office. 16 17 18 David K. Eng 5347 Bancroft Avenue Oakland, CA 94601-5807 19 20 Dated: 10/22/2014 21 22 23 24 25 Richard W. Wieking Clerk, United States District Court By:________________________ Karen Hom, Deputy Clerk to the Honorable JOSEPH C. SPERO 26 27 28 3

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