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Nature of Suit Code: 220
Nature of Suit: Foreclosure
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal

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ORDER - ADR REFERRAL

16-CV-1812 LB

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

San Francisco Division

MANUEL ROCES, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 16-cv-01812-LB 

ORDER REFERRING CASE TO ADR 

UNIT FOR ASSESSMENT TELEPHONE 

CONFERENCE

Under Civil Local Rule 16-8 and ADR Local Rule 2-3, the court refers this foreclosure-related 

action to the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Unit for a telephone conference to assess this 

case's suitability for mediation or a settlement conference. Plaintiffs’ and defendants' counsel 

shall participate in a telephone conference, to be scheduled by the ADR Unit as soon as possible 

but no later than the date that the ADR Unit determines to be appropriate.

Plaintiffs’ and defendants’ counsel shall be prepared to discuss the following subjects:

1. Identification and description of claims and alleged defects in loan documents.

2. Prospects for loan modification.

3. Prospects for settlement.

The parties need not submit written materials to the ADR Unit for the telephone conference.

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In preparing for the telephone conference, the plaintiffs shall do the following:

1. Review relevant loan documents and investigate the claims to determine whether 

they have merit.

2. If plaintiff is seeking a loan modification to resolve all or some of the claims, 

plaintiff shall prepare a current, accurate financial statement and gather all of the 

information and documents customarily needed to support a loan modification 

request. Further, plaintiff shall immediately notify defendants' counsel of the 

request for a loan modification.

3. Provide counsel for defendants with information necessary to evaluate the 

prospects for loan modification, in the form of a financial statement, worksheet or 

application customarily used by financial institutions.

4. In preparation for the telephone conference, counsel for defendants shall do the 

following.

5. If defendants are unable or unwilling to do a loan modification after receiving 

notice of plaintiff's request, counsel for defendants shall promptly notify plaintiff to 

that effect.

6. Arrange for a representative of each defendant with full settlement authority to 

participate in the telephone conference.

The ADR Unit will notify the parties of the date and time that the telephone conference will be 

held. After the telephone conference, the ADR Unit will advise the court of its recommendation 

for further ADR proceedings.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 13, 2016

______________________________________

LAUREL BEELER

United States Magistrate Judge

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