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Nature of Suit Code: 220
Nature of Suit: Foreclosure
Cause of Action: 15:1692 Fair Debt Collection Act

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DEBORAH L. RINGCHOP, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

ONEWEST BANK, N.A., et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 15-cv-00155-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 

February 23, 2015. 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, Plaintiffs shall do the following:

(1) Review relevant loan documents and investigate the claims to 

determine whether they have merit.

(2) If Plaintiffs would like a loan modification to resolve all or some of 

the claims, Plaintiffs shall prepare a current, accurate financial 

statement and gather all of the information and documents 

customarily needed to support a loan modification request. Further, 

Plaintiffs shall immediately notify counsel for Defendants 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, Defendants shall do the following.

(1) If unable or unwilling to do a loan modification after receiving 

notice of the request, Defendants shall promptly notify Plaintiffs 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: January 21, 2015

______________________________________

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

DEBORAH L. RINGCHOP, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

ONEWEST BANK, N.A., et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 15-cv-00155-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 1/21/2015, 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.

Deborah L. Ringchop

1660 Sunset Road

Brentwood, CA 94513 

Stephen D. Ringchop

1660 Sunset Road

Brentwood, CA 94513 

Dated: 1/21/2015

Richard W. Wieking

Clerk, United States District Court

By:________________________

Chris Nathan, Deputy Clerk to the 

Honorable MARIA-ELENA JAMES

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