Cardenas v. American Airlines, Inc. et al
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ORDER Denying 8 Plaintiff's Request for Early Neutral Evaluation Conference Prior to Filing of an Answer. Signed by Magistrate Judge Bernard G. Skomal on 1/31/18. (dlg)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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Machelle Cardenas, an individual,
Case No.: 17-cv-02513-GPC-BGS
Plaintiff,
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v.
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ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S
REQUEST FOR EARLY NEUTRAL
EVALUATION CONFERENCE
PRIOR TO THE FILING OF AN
ANSWER
American Airlines, Inc. a Texas
corporation; American Airlines Group,
Inc. a publicly traded Delaware
corporation; Tony LNU, an individual;
and DOES 1 through 100,
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[ECF No. 8]
Defendants.
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On December 15, 2017, Plaintiff Machelle Cardenas (“Plaintiff”) filed a complaint
in the instant action. (ECF No. 1.) Defendants have yet to appear in the matter. (See
docket.) On, January 31, 2018, Plaintiff filed a motion requesting an early neutral
evaluation pursuant to Civil Local Rule 16.1(c)(1), which permits counsel for any party to
make a request in writing to hold an Early Neutral Evaluation Conference after the filing
of a complaint and before an answer has been filed. (ECF No. 8.) However, Plaintiff has
provided no basis for why the Court should set an Early Neutral Evaluation Conference
prior to a defendant’s filing of an answer in this matter. (See ECF No. 8 [merely quoting
CivLR 16.1(c)(1)].)
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Accordingly, Plaintiff’s motion (ECF No. 8) is DENIED without prejudice. The
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Court will set an Early Neutral Evaluation Conference in due course once an answer is
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filed in this action.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: January 31, 2018
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