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Nature of Suit Code: 290
Nature of Suit: Other Real Property Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-(Citizenship)

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RICHARD REED, et al.,

Plaintiff,

v.

US BANK N.A., et al.,

Defendant.

Case No. 14-cv-05437-VC 

ORDER REFERRING CASE TO ADR 

UNIT FOR ASSESSMENT TELEPHONE 

CONFERENCE; DENYING WITHOUT 

PREJUDICE DEFENDANTS' MOTION 

TO DISMISS

Re: Docket No. 26

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. Accordingly, 

the defendants' motion to dismiss (Docket No. 26) is denied without prejudice to renewing the 

motion in the event that mediation or settlement is unsuccessful. 

Plaintiff and Defendants' counsel shall participate in a telephone conference, to be 

scheduled by the ADR Unit as soon as possible. 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:

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 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: February 17, 2015

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VINCE CHHABRIA

United States District Judge

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