Eberly-Bomlitz v. Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

Filing 17

ORDER memorializing the 2/3/14 Telephone Conference. Signed by Magistrate Judge Mark R. Abel on 2/3/14. (sem1)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
EASTERN DIVISION
Christine Eberly-Bomlitz,
Plaintiff

:

Wells Fargo Bank, National
Association,

Civil Action 2:13-cv-00968

:

v.

:

Judge Watson

:

Magistrate Judge Abel

:
Defendant
:

Order
On February 3, 2014, counsel for all parties participated in a telephone conference.
Defendant does not want to participate in the March 2014 Settlement Week. Wells Fargo
Bank explained its decision as follows. It wants a decision on its January 31 motion to
dismiss/compel arbitration. Further, on January 31 plaintiff Christine Eberly-Bomlitz filed
a motion to amend her complaint to add two credit reporting agencies as defendants.
Finally, plaintiff’s settlement demand encompasses substantial consequential damages,
and Wells Fargo currently has insufficient information to evaluate its exposure to those
alleged damages. Accordingly, this lawsuit will not be noticed for the March 2014
Settlement Week.
Status Report Due. Counsel are DIRECTED to call my office (614.719.3370) on or
before May 2, 2014 to schedule another telephone conference with me to discuss whether
they believe it would be helpful to mediate. If new parties are added, counsel should call
me within 14 days of the new defendants’ attorneys entering this lawsuit to schedule a

telephone conference with me to discuss modifications to the existing scheduling order in
light of the discovery to be taken relating to the claims in the amended complaint and the
defenses to those claims.

s/Mark R. Abel
United States Magistrate Judge

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