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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Other Contract

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

OAKLAND DIVISION 

ILLUMINATION DYNAMICS CO., LTD., a 

foreign company, 

 Plaintiff, 

 vs. 

PACIFIC LIGHTING SOLUTIONS L.L.C., 

and BILL ZHANG, an invidual, 

 Defendants. 

Case No: C 14-0078 SBA 

ORDER REFERRING ACTION 

FOR FURTHER SETTLEMENT 

CONFERENCE

The parties previously reached a settlement at the Mandatory Settlement Conference 

conducted by Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Laporte. Dkt. 104. A dispute between the parties 

has since arisen regarding Defendants’ performance with the terms of the settlement. As a 

result, Plaintiff has filed a motion to enforce the settlement agreement, or alternatively, to 

reopen the action and set a trial date. Dkt. 110. 

Before investing any further resources in litigating this matter, the parties shall 

endeavor to resolve their present dispute without the need for formal, judicial intervention.

Accordingly, 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT the instant action is REFERRED to Magistrate 

Judge Elizabeth Laporte for a further settlement conference or such other settlement-related 

proceeding as she deems appropriate. Plaintiff’s motion to enforce the settlement 

agreement shall be held in ABEYANCE pending further order of the Court. In the event 

the parties resolve their apparent disagreement regarding the settlement, Plaintiff shall file a 

withdrawal of their motion. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: 12/2/15 ______________________________

SAUNDRA BROWN ARMSTRONG 

Senior United States District Judge 

Case 4:14-cv-00078-SBA Document 112 Filed 12/02/15 Page 1 of 1