Wadman et al v. Discovery Bay Yacht Harbor, LLC et al

Filing 41

ORDER RE: ATTENDANCE AT MEDIATION. Signed by Magistrate Judge Maria-Elena James on 7/14/2015. (rmm2S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/14/2015)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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MAX WADMAN, et al.

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Case No. 14-cv-05035-WHA (ADR)

Plaintiffs,

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ORDER RE: ATTENDANCE AT
MEDIATION

v.
DISCOVERY BAY YACHT HARBOR,
LLC, et al.,

Date: July 16, 2015
Mediator: Alex Tse

United States District Court
Northern District of California

Defendants.
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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the request to excuse plaintiff Kelly Topping's insurance

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company claims representative from appearing in person at the July 16, 2015, mediation before

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Alex Tse is DENIED. The court finds that plaintiff has not made adequate showing that requiring

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the representative to appear in person would cause her 'extraordinary or otherwise unjustifiable

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hardship.' Accordingly, the request is DENIED and the representative shall appear in person at the

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mediation.

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Counsel is instructed to carefully review ADR L.R. 6-10(d) before submitting any future
requests for a party to be excused from attending in person an ADR session.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: July 14, 2015
Maria-Elena James
United States Magistrate Judge