Bonilla v. Cach, LLC et al

Filing 12

ORDER (1) Denying 11 Mandarich Law Group, LLP's Request for Waiver of Personal Appearance and (2) Converting Early Neutral Evaluation Conference to Telephonic, Attorneys-Only, Conference. The ENE currently scheduled for 6/16/14 at 9:30 a.m. is hereby converted to a telephonic, attorneys-only ENE. Signed by Magistrate Judge Barbara Lynn Major on 6/13/14. (cap)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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GUILLERMO BONILLA,
Plaintiff,

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v.

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CACH, LLC, and MANDARICH LAW
GROUP, LLP,
Defendants.

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Case No. 14cv465-W (BLM)
ORDER:
(1) DENYING MANDARICH LAW
GROUP, LLP’S REQUEST FOR
WAIVER OF PERSONAL
APPEARANCE [ECF No. 11]
AND
(2) CONVERTING EARLY NEUTRAL
EVALUATION CONFERENCE TO
TELEPHONIC, ATTORNEYS-ONLY,
CONFERENCE

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On June 11, 2014, Defendant Mandarich Law Group, LLP (“Mandarich Law Group”)

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filed a “Request for Waiver of Personal Appearance for Good Cause.”

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Mandarich Law Group requests a waiver of personal presence at the Early Neutral

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Evaluation conference (“ENE”) scheduled for June 16, 2014.

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Mandarich Law Group states that its owner, Chris Mandarich, “lives and works outside of

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California. Therefore, this request is made in an effort to save money on travel expenses

Id. at 1.

ECF No. 11.

In support,

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that can otherwise be diverted towards a settlement in this matter.” Id. at 2. As a result,

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Mandarich Law Group requests to be excused from personal appearance at the ENE and

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designates its counsel of record, Elizabeth G. Sullivan, to be its representative at the

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conference. Id. at 1. Mandarich Law Group further alleges that “Ms. Sullivan is a senior

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associate at Mandarich Law Group [] vested with full settlement authority.” Id.

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The Court DENIES Defendant Mandarich Law Group’s request for waiver of personal

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appearance at the ENE scheduled for June 16, 2014. However, after reviewing the parties’

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ENE statements, the Court finds it appropriate to CONVERT the ENE currently scheduled

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for June 16, 2014 at 9:30 a.m. to a telephonic, attorneys-only ENE at the same time.

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The Court will initiate the conference call.
All other guidelines and requirements pertaining to the previously scheduled ENE
remain in effect. See ECF No. 10.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: June 13, 2014

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BARBARA L. MAJOR
United States Magistrate Judge

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