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Nature of Suit Code: 290
Nature of Suit: Other Real Property Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

MATIJA TURKALJ,

Plaintiff,

v.

ENTRA DEFAULT SOLUTIONS, LLC, et 

al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 14-cv-04945-WHO 

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,

plaintiff’s counsel, and defendants’ counsel shall participate in a telephone conference, to be 

scheduled by the ADR Unit as soon as possible but no later than March 2, 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’s counsel 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 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. 

The February 18, 2015 hearing on defendants’ motion to dismiss is VACATED. If the 

ADR Assessment proceedings do not resolve the case and the ADR Unit notifies the Court and 

counsel that it does not recommend further proceedings, either the Court or defendants may reset 

the pending motion for a hearing date on two weeks’ notice, as it is fully briefed. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: January 21, 2015 

______________________________________ 

WILLIAM H. ORRICK 

United States District Judge 

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