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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1335 Interpleader Action

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

STEVEN AMES BROWN, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

STROUD PRODUCTIONS AND 

ENTERPRISES, INC., et al.,

Defendants.

METHVEN & ASSOCIATES 

PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION,

 Plaintiff,

 v.

SCARLETT PARADIES-STROUD, et al.,

 Defendants.

Case No. 08-cv-02348-JSW (MEJ)

ORDER (1) SETTING HEARING ON 

MOTIONS TO ENFORCE 

SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND 

(2) RECOMMENDING DISTRICT 

COURT REFER CASE FOR FURTHER 

SETTLEMENT

Re: Dkt. No. 691

Case No. 13-cv-01079-JSW (MEJ)

 Re: Dkt. No. 213

The Honorable Jeffrey S. White initially referred the related cases to the undersigned to 

prepare a report and recommendation on Steven Ames Brown and the Estate of Nina Simone’s

motion to enforce the settlement agreement. Dkt. No. 691.1Judge White referred subsequently 

referred the matter to the undersigned “for the purposes of conducting a further settlement 

conference,” which the undersigned held on November 3, 2015. Dkt. No. 718. The matter did not 

settle. Id. Accordingly, the undersigned hereby sets the motion to enforce the settlement 

agreement for hearing on January 14, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom B, 15th Floor, 450 

 

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For ease of reference, the Dkt. Nos. referenced herein, unless otherwise noted, correspond to 

documents in Brown v. Stroud, Case No. 08-2348. The same or substantially similar documents 

are filed in Methven v. Scarlett, Case No. 13-1079.

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, California. 

Additionally, although this matter did not settle at the earlier conference, the undersigned 

believes the case is ripe for settlement and therefore RECOMMENDS that the District Court refer 

this case to Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley for a settlement conference in December 

2015. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 10, 2015

______________________________________

MARIA-ELENA JAMES

United States Magistrate Judge

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