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Nature of Suit Code: 220
Nature of Suit: Foreclosure
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Petition for Removal

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOSEPH T. OWEN, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 15-cv-03442-DMR 

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. Plaintiffs and 

defendants’ counsel shall participate in a telephone conference, to be scheduled by the ADR Unit 

as soon as possible but no later than August 12, 2015.

Plaintiffs 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, plaintiffs shall do the following:

(1) Review relevant loan documents and investigate the claims to determine whether 

they have merit.

(2) If plaintiffs are seeking a loan modification to resolve all or some of the claims, 

plaintiffs 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, plaintiffs 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 plaintiffs

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.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 28, 2015

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DONNA M. RYU

United States Magistrate Judge

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Donna M. Ryu

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