Hunt v. Keystone Shipping Co, et al

Filing 25

ORDER Staying Case and Administratively Closing Case and Setting Dates, (TELEPHONIC Status Conference set for 10/31/2013 4:00 PM before District Judge Robert H. Cleland). Signed by District Judge Robert H. Cleland. (Loury, R)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION

BILLY JOE HUNT,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No. 12-11159

KEYSTONE SHIPPING CO. et al.,
Defendants.
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ORDER STAYING AND ADMINISTRATIVELY CLOSING CASE
AND SETTING DATES
On June 20, 2013, the court conducted a telephone conference with counsel in
the above-captioned matter. Counsel informed the court that Plaintiff’s recent surgery
prevents him from participating in mediation at this time, but that all parties believe that
mediation would possibly result in an amicable resolution to this action. The parties
requested a temporary stay of formal court proceedings to allow Plaintiff time to
recuperate. The court agreed with the advisability of this plan. Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED that this matter is STAYED and ADMINISTRATIVELY CLOSED
for statistical purposes only. Nothing in this order shall be deemed to adversely
affect or in any way impact the parties’ rights.
The parties are DIRECTED to engage in mediation with Richard Kaufman, or
another mutually agreed upon mediator, between October 21 and October 31, 2013.1

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The parties are expected to perform all necessary steps to ensure adequate
preparation for the mediation, including conducting Plaintiff’s follow-up doctor’s
examination and obtaining a status report from the orthopedic surgeon, likely in early to
mid-October.

The court will conduct a telephone conference on October 31, 2013 at 4:00 p.m. If
mediation is not successful, the court will reopen the case and proceed to a jury trial,
with a final pretrial conference to occur on November 18, 2013 at 2:00 p.m., and jury
selection to begin on December 9, 2013 at 9:00 a.m.
If this case reaches an amicable resolution before that time, Plaintiff’s counsel is
instructed to notify the court’s case manager, who will schedule an immediate telephone
conference. In the meantime, the parties are free to continue mutual, voluntary
discovery, as consistent with their past practices.

s/Robert H. Cleland
ROBERT H. CLELAND
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Dated: July 15, 2013
I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was mailed to counsel of record
on this date, July 15, 2013, by electronic and/or ordinary mail.

s/Richard Loury for Lisa Wagner
Case Manager and Deputy Clerk
[phone]

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