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Nature of Suit Code: 220
Nature of Suit: Foreclosure
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Account Receivable

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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

San Francisco Division

CYNTHIA COTTER,

Plaintiff,

v.

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 15-cv-05204-LB

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 December 14, 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 shall do the following:

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(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.

(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 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: November 19, 2015

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LAUREL BEELER

United States Magistrate Judge

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