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Nature of Suit Code: 220
Nature of Suit: Foreclosure
Cause of Action: 28:1444 Petition for Removal- Foreclosure

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Case No.15-cv-05824-NC 

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RANDALL WALLIS,

Plaintiff,

v.

CITIMORTGAGE, INC., A NEW 

YORK CORPORATION, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No.15-cv-05824-NC 

ORDER REFERRING CASE TO 

ADR UNIT

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 (ENTER DATE). 

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.

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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 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: December 21, 2015 _____________________________________

NATHANAEL M. COUSINS

United States Magistrate Judge

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