Reaves v. American Home Mortgage Servicing, Inc., et al

Filing 94

ORDER denying 93 Motion to excuse defendant's corporate representative from in-person attendance at the resumed settlement conference. Motion DENIED. Defendants' corporate representative shall appear at the conference in person as directed. Signed by Magistrate Judge James E. Gates on 1/19/2018. (A copy of this order was sent via US mail to Margaret Reaves, 604 Sardis Drive, Raleigh, NC 27603) (Collins, S.)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
WESTERN DIVISION
5:15-CV-180-FL
MARGARET REAVES,
Plaintiff,
v.
AMERICAN HOME MORTGAGE
SERVICING, INC. and OCWEN LOAN
SERVICING, LLC,
Defendants.

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ORDER

This case is before the court on the motion (D.E. 93) by defendants American Home
Mortgage Servicing, Inc. and Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC ("defendants") to excuse their
corporate representative from in-person attendance at the resumed settlement conference
scheduled for 26 January 2018 (see D.E. 91) and allow the representative to appear telephonically.
The court's order setting the resumed settlement conference noted that only trul y extraordinary
circumstances could justify the non-attendance of plaintiff, any counsel for plaintiff, a
representative of defendants, and counsel for defendants. Defendants have not provided any
information warranting excusal of the in-person attendance of a corporate representative.
Moreover, the court believes that non-attendance in person of the corporate representative could
detract from the effectiveness of the 26 January 2018 session of the settlement conference.
Accordingly, the motion is DENIED. Defendants' corporate representative shall appear at the
conference in person as directed.

SO ORDERED, this 19th day of January 2018.

United States Magistrate Judge

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