Malik v. Amazon.com Services, LLC

Filing 35

ORDER denying #34 Plaintiff's Motion to Waive Mediation Fees. Signed by Magistrate Judge David Keesler on 1/25/23. (Pro se litigant served by US Mail.)(mga)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
CHARLOTTE DIVISION
CASE NO. 3:21-CV-627-MOC-DCK
MIRANDA MALIK,
Plaintiff,
v.
AMAZON.COM SERVICES, LLC,
Defendant.

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ORDER

THIS MATTER IS BEFORE THE COURT on pro se Plaintiff’s Motion to Waive
Mediation Fees (Document No. 34) filed January 23, 2023. This motion has been referred to the
undersigned Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b), and immediate review is
appropriate. Having carefully considered the motion and the record, the undersigned will deny the
motion.
By the instant motion, Plaintiff seeks to have her “mediation fees waived” as she indicates
that she does “not have the means to pay for mediation due to being unemployed.” (Document
No. 34, p. 1). The parties indicated in their “…Joint Notice Of Mediation Date” (Document No.
32) that their mediation will occur on February 7, 2023 via Zoom with Ms. M. Ann Anderson.
Under the circumstances, the undersigned will respectfully decline to issue an Order
waiving the mediator’s fees in this matter. The undersigned has no knowledge of the parties’
arrangement with their mediator and expresses no opinion as to the appropriate mediator’s fees
with these parties. The undersigned finds that the issue of Ms. Anderson’s fees is a matter best
determined by Ms. Anderson and the parties.

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IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Motion to Waive Mediation Fees
(Document No. 34) is DENIED.
SO ORDERED.

Signed: January 25, 2023

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