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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 15:1681 Fair Credit Reporting Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

JUSTIN EVANS, individually and on 

behalf of others similarly situated, 

Plaintiff,

v. 

CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL 

CORPORATION, 

Defendant.

 Case No.: 19-cv-01985-MMA (JLB) 

ORDER CONVERTING EARLY 

NEUTRAL EVALUATION AND 

CASE MANAGEMENT 

CONFERENCES TO TELEPHONIC 

CONFERENCES AND ISSUING 

UPDATED PROCEDURES 

On February 12, 2020, the Court scheduled the Early Neutral Evaluation (“ENE”) 

and Case Management Conferences (“CMC”) in this matter for March 25, 2020, at 

9:00AM. (ECF No. 12.) The Order required the personal attendance of all parties, party 

representatives, including claims adjusters for insured defendants, and the principal 

attorney(s) responsible for the litigation.1 (Id. ¶ 2.) On March 17, 2020, Chief Judge Larry 

Alan Burns issued an Order in response to COVID-19 (“CJO #18”)2 which, among other 

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 On March 11, 2020, the Court excused the personal appearance of Defendant’s party 

representative. (ECF No. 15.) 

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 CJO #18 is available on the Court website at https://www.casd.uscourts.gov/_ 

assets/pdf/rules/Order%20of%20the%20Chief%20Judge%2018.pdf. 

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things, suspended until April 16, 2020, the requirement under Civil Local Rule 16.1(a) 

that all ENEs be conducted in person. (CJO #18 ¶ 9.) Accordingly, the Court hereby 

CONVERTS the in-person ENE and CMC to telephonic, counsel-only conferences. To 

facilitate this modification, the Court hereby ORDERS as follows: 

1. The principal attorneys responsible for the litigation must be available by 

telephone between the hours of 9:00AM and 12:00PM on March 25, 2020. The principal 

attorneys are responsible for ensuring that all parties, adjusters for insured defendants, and 

other party representatives having full settlement authority may be reached by telephone 

throughout this window of time should the need arise during the ENE. 

2. The Court will hold the ENE and CMC on its chambers teleconference line. 

No later than 9:00AM, on March 25, 2020, all participating counsel shall call 1-877-873-

8018 and use access code 9930765 to join the conference. 

3. All participants shall be prepared to devote their full attention to the ENE and 

CMC as if they were attending in person. Participants cannot be driving while speaking 

to the Court. 

4. All dates, deadlines, procedures, and requirements set forth in the Court’s 

Order Setting ENE and CMC (ECF No. 12) remain in place, except as explicitly modified 

by this Order. 

Dated: March 19, 2020 

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