Bender v. International Business Machines Corporation

Filing 16

STIPULATION AND ORDER 14 Selecting ADR Process, Case referred to mediation. Signed by Judge Ronald M. Whyte on 9/3/09. (jg, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/3/2009)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

*E-FILED - 9/3/09*
Gregory Bender

C A S E N O . 09-cv-01249-RMW P l a i n t i f f ( s ), v.
International Business M a c h i n e s C o r p o r a t i o n

S T l P U L A T I O N A N D [ ]======== ORDER SELECTING ADR PROCESS

D e f e n d a n t ( s ).

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C o u n s e l r e p o r t t h a t t h e y have m e t and c o n f e r r e d r e g a r d i n g A D R a n d h a v e reached the f o l l o w i n g s t i p u l a t i o n p u r s u a n t to C i v i l L.R. 16-8 and A D R L.R. 3-5: T h e p a r t i e s a g r e e to p a r t i c i p a t e i n t h e f o l l o w i n g A D R p r o c e s s :

Court Processes:
N o n - b i n d i n g A r b i t r a t i o n ( A D R L.R. 4 ) E a r l y N e u t r a l E v a l u a t i o n ( E N E ) ( A D R L.R. 5) M e d i a t i o n ( A D R L . R . 6)

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(Note: Parties who believe that an early settlement conference with a Magistrate Judge is appreciably more likely to meet their needs than any other form o fADR, must participate in an ADR p h o n e conference a n d may n o t f i l e thisform. They must i n s t e a d f i l e a Notice o f N e e d f o r ADR Phone Conference. See Civil Local Rule 16-8 and A D R L.R. 3-5)
Private P r o c e s s :
P r i v a t e A D R (please identifY process a n d provider)

T h e p a r t i e s a g r e e to h o l d t h e A D R s e s s i o n by: t h e p r e s u m p t i v e d e a d l i n e (The deadline is 90 days from the date o f the order

referring the case to an ADR process unless otherwise o r d e r e d . )
./ o t h e r r e q u e s t e d d e a d l i n e 90 days from the issuance o f t h e claim construction order.

Dated: 8117/09

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lsi David N. Kuhn

D a t e d : 8117/09

A t t o r n e y for D e f e n d a n t
In accordance with General Order No. 45, Section X(B), the Attorney for Defendant attests that concurrence in the filing o f this document has been obtained from the Attorney for Plaintiff.

When filing this document in ECF, please be sure to use the appropriate ADR Docket Event, e.g., "Stipulation and Proposed Order Selecting Early Neutral Evaluation." [=======D] O R D E R PROPOSE =
Pursuant to the Stipulation above, the captioned matter is hereby referred to: N o n - b i n d i n g Arbitration E a r l y Neutral E v a l u a t i o n ( E N E ) ./ Mediation Private A D R Deadline for A D R session 90 days from the date o f this order. ./ other 90 days from the issuance o f the claim construction order.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated:-9/3-9 - - - /0 U N I T E D STATES D I S T R I C T JUDGE