Secretary of Veterans Affairs v. Moore et al

Filing 19

ORDER granting 17 Motion for Court Hosted Settlement Conference and 18 Motion to Stay. It is ORDERED that United States Magistrate Judge Robert B. Jones, Jr., is hereby APPOINTED settlement master. The parties are DIRECTED to consult with Mag istrate Judge Jones and schedule a settlement conference to occur on or before July 17, 2015. Proceedings in this matter are STAYED until July 20, 2015, or until the parties otherwise notify the court of a resolution in the matter. Signed by Senior Judge James C. Fox on 4/21/2015. (Grady, B.)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
WESTERN DIVISION
No. 5:14-CV-560-F
SECRETARY OF VETERAN AFFAIRS,
Plaintiff,
v.

JOHN A. MOORE, STACY A. MOORE,
PATRICIA B. BISSETTE, and FM
LENDING SERVICES, LLC.,
Defendants.

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ORDER

This matter is before the court on a Joint Motion for Court Hosted Settlement Conference
[DE-17] and Joint Motion to Stay Proceedings Pending Mediation [DE-18]. In the former
motion, the parties represent that they believe that court-hosted mediation will be extremely
helpful in resolving this matter. In the latter, the parties further request that these proceedings be
stayed for 90 days to allow for mediation.
For good cause shown, the motions are ALLOWED. It is ORDERED that United States
Magistrate Judge Robert B. Jones, Jr., is hereby APPOINTED settlement master. The parties are
DIRECTED to consult with Magistrate Judge Jones and schedule a settlement conference to
occur on or before July 17, 2015. The settlement conference shall be conducted pursuant to the
provisions of Local Alternative Dispute Resolution Rule 101.2, EDNC. Proceedings in this
matter are STAYED until July 20, 2015, or until the parties otherwise notify the court of a
resolution in the matter.

SO ORDERED.
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This, the~ day of April, 2015.

c1_AMES C. FOX
Senior United States District Judge