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Nature of Suit Code: 220
Nature of Suit: Foreclosure
Cause of Action: 28:1446 Petition for Removal

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

KAYODE POWELL,

Plaintiff,

v.

WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE, et 

al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 14-cv-04248-MEJ 

ORDER VACATING CMC AND 

MOTION HEARINGS 

ORDER REFERRING CASE TO 

ADR UNIT FOR ASSESSMENT 

TELEPHONE CONFERENCE

Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 16-8 and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Local Rule 

2-3, the Court refers this foreclosure-related action to the ADR Unit for a telephone conference to 

assess the case’s suitability for mediation or a settlement conference. The parties shall participate 

in a telephone conference, to be scheduled by the ADR Unit as soon as possible, but no later than 

October 30, 2014. The parties 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 request. Further, Plaintiff shall immediately 

notify Defendants’ counsel of the request for a loan 

modification. 

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(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, Defendant(s) 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. 

The Case Management Conference and related deadlines, and any noticed motion to 

dismiss hearing dates and briefing deadlines are VACATED pending resolution of this ADR process. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: September 30, 2014 

______________________________________ 

MARIA-ELENA JAMES 

United States Magistrate Judge 

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

KAYODE POWELL,

Plaintiff,

v.

WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE, et 

al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 14-cv-04248-MEJ 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am an employee in the Office of the Clerk, U.S. 

District Court, Northern District of California. 

That on 9/30/2014, I SERVED a true and correct copy(ies) of the attached, by placing said 

copy(ies) in a postage paid envelope addressed to the person(s) hereinafter listed, by depositing 

said envelope in the U.S. Mail, or by placing said copy(ies) into an inter-office delivery receptacle 

located in the Clerk's office. 

Kayode Powell

4770-4776 Tompkins Avenue

Oakland, CA 94619 

Dated: 9/30/2014 

Richard W. Wieking 

Clerk, United States District Court 

By:________________________ 

Chris Nathan, Deputy Clerk to the 

Honorable MARIA-ELENA JAMES 

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