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Nature of Suit Code: 310
Nature of Suit: Airplane Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1332pi Diversity-Personal Injury

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Machelle Cardenas, an individual,

Plaintiff,

v.

American Airlines, Inc. a Texas 

corporation; American Airlines Group, 

Inc. a publicly traded Delaware 

corporation; Tony LNU, an individual;

and DOES 1 through 100,

Defendants.

Case No.: 17-cv-02513-GPC-BGS

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S 

REQUEST FOR EARLY NEUTRAL 

EVALUATION CONFERENCE 

PRIOR TO THE FILING OF AN 

ANSWER

[ECF No. 8]

On December 15, 2017, Plaintiff Machelle Cardenas (“Plaintiff”) filed a complaint 

in the instant action. (ECF No. 1.) Defendants have yet to appear in the matter. (See

docket.) On, January 31, 2018, Plaintiff filed a motion requesting an early neutral 

evaluation pursuant to Civil Local Rule 16.1(c)(1), which permits counsel for any party to 

make a request in writing to hold an Early Neutral Evaluation Conference after the filing 

of a complaint and before an answer has been filed. (ECF No. 8.) However, Plaintiff has 

provided no basis for why the Court should set an Early Neutral Evaluation Conference 

prior to a defendant’s filing of an answer in this matter. (See ECF No. 8 [merely quoting 

CivLR 16.1(c)(1)].) 

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Accordingly, Plaintiff’s motion (ECF No. 8) is DENIED without prejudice. The 

Court will set an Early Neutral Evaluation Conference in due course once an answer is 

filed in this action.

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: January 31, 2018

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