Johnson et al v. Nationstar Mortgage LLC

Filing 40

ORDER REGARDING THE PARTIES' LETTERS CONCERNING MEDIATION by Judge James L. Robart. (RS)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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ROBERT JOHNSON, et al.,

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Plaintiffs,

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v.
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CASE NO. C16-1031JLR
ORDER REGARDING THE
PARTIES’ LETTERS
CONCERNING MEDIATION

NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC,

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Defendant.

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The court has received the parties’ letters concerning their inability to agree upon

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a mediator. (Pl. Letter (Dkt. # 38); Def. Letter (Dkt. # 39).) Local Civil Rule 39.1(a)(4)

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states that participation in alternative dispute resolution (“ADR”) “is voluntary unless the

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court orders the parties to participate.” Local Rules W.D. Wash. LCR 39.1(a)(4).

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Accordingly, if the parties are unable to agree upon a mediator, the court relieves them of

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any obligation to participate in ADR.

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Dated this 26th day of June, 2017.

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JAMES L. ROBART
United States District Judge

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