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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Contract Dispute

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

RHONDA J. MCFADDEN, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC., 

Defendant. 

No. 2:23-cv-01091 AC 

ORDER 

 

 The parties have consented to proceed before the Magistrate Judge for all purposes. ECF 

No. 8. Good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED as follows: 

1. A Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Conference is set for August 9, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. in 

courtroom no. 26 before the undersigned. All parties shall appear by counsel or in person 

if acting without counsel. 

2. Not later than fourteen (14) days prior to the Status Conference, the parties shall file status 

reports addressing the following matters: 

a. Service of process; 

b. Possible joinder of additional parties; 

c. Any expected or desired amendment of the pleadings; 

d. Jurisdiction and venue; 

e. Anticipated motions and their scheduling; 

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f. The report required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26 outlining the proposed 

discovery plan and its scheduling, including disclosure of expert witnesses; 

g. Future proceedings, including setting appropriate cut−off dates for discovery and 

law and motion, and the scheduling of a pretrial conference and trial; 

h. Special procedures, if any; 

i. Estimated trial time; 

j. Modification of standard pretrial procedures specified by the rules due to the 

simplicity or complexity of the proceedings; 

k. Whether the case is related to any other cases, including bankruptcy; 

l. Whether a settlement conference should be scheduled; 

m. Any other matters that may add to the just and expeditious disposition of this 

matter. 

3. The parties are informed that they may elect to participate in the court’s Voluntary 

Dispute Resolution Program (“VDRP”) by contacting the court’s VDRP administrator, 

Sujean Park, at (916) 930-4278 or SPark@caed.uscourts.gov.1 The parties shall carefully 

review and comply with Local Rule 271, which outlines the specifications and 

requirements of the VDRP. The parties are directed to meet and confer regarding 

possible VDRP participation, and contact Ms. Park to make the necessary 

arrangements if both parties agree that participation may be beneficial, within 45 

days of this order. If the parties agree to participate in VDRP the status conference will 

be vacated, to be reset if the case fails to settle. 

 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: July 14, 2023 

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 The resources of the VDRP program are limited, and the parties are expected to make good 

faith efforts to timely and fully exhaust informal settlement efforts prior to initiating participation 

in the VDRP. The court will look with disfavor upon parties stalling or failing to participate in 

initial informal discussions, prompting potentially unnecessary participation in the VDRP and 

straining the program’s resources. 

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