Free Order Referring Case to Early Neutral Evaluation - District Court of California - California

Case 3:07-cv-04916-MMC

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Filed 01/02/2008

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Saito, Barbara Plaintiff(s), v. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation Defendant(s). /

CASE NO. 07-04916 MMC

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER SELECTING ADR PROCESS

Counsel report that they have met and conferred regarding ADR and have reached the following stipulation pursuant to Civil L.R. 16-8 and ADR L.R. 3-5: The parties agree to participate in the following ADR process: Court Processes: Non-binding Arbitration (ADR L.R. 4) Early Neutral Evaluation (ENE) (ADR L.R. 5) Mediation (ADR L.R. 6) (Note: Parties who believe that an early settlement conference with a Magistrate Judge is appreciably more likely to meet their needs than any other form of ADR, must participate in an ADR phone conference and may not file this form. They must instead file a Notice of Need for ADR Phone Conference. See Civil Local Rule 16-8 and ADR L.R. 3-5) Private Process: Private ADR (please identify process and provider)

The parties agree to hold the ADR session by: the presumptive deadline (The deadline is 90 days from the date of the order referring the case to an ADR process unless otherwise ordered.)
120 days from the date of the order referring to ADR to permit

other requested deadline review of electronic data by the parties before ENE

Dated:12/20/07

Dated: 12/20/07

/s/ Attorney for Plaintiff Thomas Marc Litton /s/ Attorney for Defendant Mary F. Hansbury
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Case 3:07-cv-04916-MMC

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[PROPOSED] ORDER Pursuant to the Stipulation above, the captioned matter is hereby referred to: Non-binding Arbitration Early Neutral Evaluation (ENE) Mediation Private ADR Deadline for ADR session 90 days from the date of this order. other 120 days from the date of this order

IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: January 2, 2008 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Maxine M. Chesney

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