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Nature of Suit Code: 290
Nature of Suit: Other Real Property Actions
Cause of Action: 23:1441 Contract Real Estate

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

THERESA SCHOENBART,

Plaintiff,

 v.

CALIBER HOME LOANS, ET AL.,

Defendants. /

No. C 16-00070 WHA

ORDER REFERRING CASE TO

ADR UNIT FOR ASSESSMENT

TELEPHONE CONFERENCE

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 APRIL 27, 2016. All other deadlines in the case

remain in place.

Plaintiff and defendant’s 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, 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.

(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.

(4) 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.

(5) 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 6, 2016. 

WILLIAM ALSUP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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