HUGHES v. RICE

Filing 9

ORDER REFERRING CASE TO ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION. This case is referred to Mediation. Harry Paras, Esquire is appointed to serve as the mediator. Compensation of the neutral will be as follows: 50 % by Plaintiff and 50 % by Defendan t. The ADR conference(s) shall be concluded before February 10, 2015 unless extended by order of the Court. The ADR conferences may be conducted at any location agreed to by the parties, counsel, and the assigned neutral. George Farneth II, counsel for Plaintiff, is designated as lead counsel and shall be responsible for working with the parties and the neutral to coordinate an agreeable date, time and location for the initial ADR conference. Signed by Judge Maurice B. Cohill on 11/10/14. (bfm )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

QUINTIN E. HUGHES,
Plaintiff,
v.
JEFFREY RICE, JR.,
Defendant.

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Civil No. 14-961-MBC

ORDER REFERRING CASE TO ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
After due consideration of the issues and in consultation with the parties, the Court finds
that this case is appropriate for referral to an alternative form of dispute resolution as provided by
the local rules of this Court.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:
(a) Referral to ADR: This case is referred to Mediation. Harry Paras, Esquire is
appointed to serve as the mediator. Compensation of the neutral will be as follows: 50 %
by Plaintiff and 50 % by Defendant.
(b) Conduct of ADR Conference(s): The ADR conference(s) shall be conducted in
accordance with Local Rule 16.2 and the Court’s ADR Policies and Procedures.
(c) Scheduling ADR Conference(s): The ADR conference(s) shall be concluded before
February 10, 2015 unless extended by order of the Court. The ADR conferences may be
conducted at any location agreed to by the parties, counsel, and the assigned neutral.
(d) Designation of Lead Counsel: George Farneth II, counsel for Plaintiff, is designated
as lead counsel and shall be responsible for working with the parties and the neutral to coordinate
an agreeable date, time and location for the initial ADR conference.

If the parties are utilizing a private process, the case is still governed by the Court’s
Local Rules and ADR Policies and Procedures. When private processes are used, it is the
responsibility of counsel to ensure that all of the proper forms are timely submitted and
filed, as required by Policies and Procedures.
The parties are hereby notified that any individual neutral (Court approved or
private) is required to become a registered user of the Electronic Case Filing System (ECF)
in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Counsel shall
so notify their agreed upon neutral and refer them to the Court’s website at
www.pawd.uscourts.gov for user registration forms. Counsel shall confirm to the Court
that the selected neutral has completed the process.
Nothing in this order alters the Case Management Order previously entered in this
case. All deadlines set forth in that Case Management Order remain in full force and
effect.
SO ORDERED this 10th day of November, 2014.

     /s Maurice B. Cohill, Jr. ______         
Maurice B. Cohill, Jr. 
Senior United States District Judge