Harrison v. Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc. et al

Filing 13

ORDER REFERRING CASE TO ADR UNIT FOR ASSESSMENT TELEPHONE CONFERENCE, Case stayed. Signed by Judge Vince Chhabria on 5/26/2016. (knm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/27/2016)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DEBORAH L HARRISON,

Case No. 16-cv-02682-VC

Plaintiff,
v.
SELECT PORTFOLIO SERVICING, INC.,
et al.,

ORDER REFERRING CASE TO ADR
UNIT FOR ASSESSMENT
TELEPHONE CONFERENCE
Re: Dkt. No. 12

Defendants.

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. All
proceedings in this case are stayed pending the outcome of the ADR assessment conference. The
motion to dismiss, Dkt. No. 12, is denied without prejudice to refiling it after the stay is lifted.
After the ADR unit advises the Court of the outcome of the assessment conference, the Court
will decide whether the stay should be lifted and, if necessary, issue a further scheduling order.
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 August 24, 2016.
Plaintiff and Defendants' counsel shall be prepared to discuss the following subjects:
1. Identification and description of claims and alleged defects in loan documents.
2. Prospects for loan modification.
3. Prospects for settlement.
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 request. Further, Plaintiff shall immediately notify Defendants'
counsel of the request for a loan modification.
3. Provide counsel for Defendants with information necessary to evaluate the
prospects for loan modification, in the form of a financial statement,
worksheet or application customarily used by financial institutions.
In preparation for the telephone conference, counsel for Defendants shall do the
following.
1. 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.
2. Arrange for a representative of each Defendant with full settlement authority
to participate in the telephone conference.
The ADR Unit will notify the parties of the date and time the telephone conference will
be held. After the telephone conference, the ADR Unit will advise the Court of its
recommendation for further ADR proceedings.

IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: May 26, 2016
______________________________________
VINCE CHHABRIA
United States District Judge

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