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Nature of Suit Code: 220
Nature of Suit: Foreclosure
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Petition for Removal

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

MELVIN SMITH,

Plaintiff,

v.

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., ET AL.,

Defendants.

Case No. 15-cv-01779-YGR 

ORDER REFERRING CASE TO ADR UNIT 

FOR ASSESSMENT TELEPHONE 

CONFERENCE; VACATING HEARING.

Pursuant to 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. Plaintiff and 

defendants= counsel shall participate in a telephone conference, to be scheduled by the ADR Unit 

as soon as possible but no later than August 7, 2015. 

Plaintiff 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. 

In preparation for the telephone conference, plaintiff 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 

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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. 

In preparation for the telephone conference, counsel for defendants shall do the following: 

(1) 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. 

(2) 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 the telephone conference will be 

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

for further ADR proceedings. 

In light of this referral, the hearing on the pending motion to dismiss (Dkt. No. 17) 

presently set for July 28, 2015 is VACATED until further notice. Thus, the motion to appear 

telephonically at the hearing (Dkt. No. 24) is DENIED as moot. The Court notes, however, that 

personal appearances are typically required. 

This Order terminates Docket Number 24. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: July 21, 2015 

______________________________________ 

YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

cc: ADR Unit 

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