Owen et al v. Nationstar Mortgage LLC et al
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ORDER Referring Case to ADR Unit for Assessment Telephone Conference. Signed by Magistrate Judge Donna M. Ryu on 07/28/2015. (dmrlc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/28/2015)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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JOSEPH T. OWEN, et al.,
Case No. 15-cv-03442-DMR
Plaintiffs,
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v.
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NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC, et al.,
ORDER REFERRING CASE TO ADR
UNIT FOR ASSESSMENT TELEPHONE
CONFERENCE
Defendants.
United States District Court
Northern District of California
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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 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 12, 2015.
Plaintiffs and defendants’ counsel shall be prepared to discuss the following subjects:
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(1) Identification and description of claims and alleged defects in loan documents.
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(2) Prospects for loan modification.
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(3) Prospects for settlement.
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The parties need not submit written materials to the ADR Unit for the telephone
conference.
In preparation for the telephone conference, plaintiffs shall do the following:
(1) Review relevant loan documents and investigate the claims to determine whether
they have merit.
(2) If plaintiffs are seeking a loan modification to resolve all or some of the claims,
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plaintiffs shall prepare a current, accurate financial statement and gather all of the
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information and documents customarily needed to support a loan modification
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request. Further, plaintiffs shall immediately notify defendants’ counsel of the
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request for a loan modification.
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(3) Provide counsel for defendants with information necessary to evaluate the
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prospects for loan modification, in the form of a financial statement, worksheet or
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application customarily used by financial institutions.
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participate in the telephone conference.
The ADR Unit will notify the parties of the date and time that the telephone conference
will be held. After the telephone conference, the ADR Unit will advise the court of its
recommendation for further ADR proceedings.
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Dated: July 28, 2015
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(2) Arrange for a representative of each defendant with full settlement authority to
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to that effect.
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notice of plaintiff's request, counsel for defendants shall promptly notify plaintiffs
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(1) If defendants are unable or unwilling to do a loan modification after receiving
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In preparation for the telephone conference, counsel for defendants shall do the following.
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