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Nature of Suit Code: 220
Nature of Suit: Foreclosure
Cause of Action: 28:1444 Petition for Removal- Foreclosure

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

AMAL HUWEIH,

Plaintiff,

 v.

U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., et al.

Defendants. /

No. C-16-421 MMC

ORDER REFERRING CASE TO ADR

UNIT FOR ASSESSMENT TELEPHONE

CONFERENCE; SUSPENDING

BRIEFING AND VACATING HEARING

ON MOTION TO DISMISS

Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 16-8 and ADR Local Rule 2-3, the Court hereby

REFERS this foreclosure-related action to the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Unit for

a telephone conference to assess said action’s suitability for mediation or a settlement

conference. Counsel for plaintiff and for defendants shall participate in a telephone

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

4, 2016.

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 preparation for the telephone conference, counsel for 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, counsel for 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, counsel for

plaintiff shall immediately notify counsel for defendant of the request

for a loan modification.

(3) Provide counsel for defendant 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 defendant shall do the

following:

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

receiving notice of plaintiff’s request, counsel for defendant shall

promptly notify counsel for plaintiff to that effect.

(2) Arrange for a representative of 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.

Lastly, in light of the reference, the briefing schedule on defendant’s motion to

dismiss, filed February 1, 2016, is hereby SUSPENDED, and the March 11, 2016 hearing

date on said motion is hereby VACATED, pending further order of the Court.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 11, 2016 

MAXINE M. CHESNEY

United States District Judge

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