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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition For Removal--Other Contract

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ONCOLOGY THERAPEUTICS

NETWORK,

 Plaintiff,

 v.

VIRGINIA HEMATOLOGY

ONCOLOGY PLLC, a limited

liability company; RONALD

POULIN, an individual, 

 Defendant(s).

___________________________

No. C 05-3033 WDB

 

ORDER FOLLOWING

SEPTEMBER 28, 2006,

TELEPHONIC STATUS

CONFERENCE

On September 28, 2006, the Court held a telephonic status conference in the

above-referenced case. For reasons articulated more thoroughly on the record, the

Court ORDERS as follows:

(1) By no later than Thursday, October 12, 2006, Douglas Poulin,

counsel for Defendants, must produce to Plaintiff's counsel copies of checks sent by

Defendants to Plaintiff for payments on the medical equipment at issue in this action.

(2) By no later than Thursday, November 9, 2006, bookkeepers (or

employees functioning in a similar capacity in the accounting department) for

Plaintiff and Defendants shall confer, either by telephone or in person, to clarify

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uncertainty about: (1) whether amounts paid by Defendants have been accurately

credited; (2) whether, in addition to the product Defendants acknowledge receiving,

product valued at an additional $140,000 – $180,000 was received by Defendants

(Defendants claim it was not); and (3) what amount Defendants owe in interest on the

outstanding balance to Plaintiff. 

(3) By no later than Thursday, November 16, 2006, the bookkeepers

(or accounting employees) who confer pursuant to Order number (2) above must meet

a second time to exchange further information that may have been obtained after the

first meeting, in an effort to finalize answers to the three questions posed in Order

number (2). In the event all relevant information is exchanged in the first meeting

and all three questions are answered, there is no need for the bookkeepers to meet a

second time. 

(4) In its Case Management Conference Statement, Plaintiff identified three

retired California Superior Court Judges who would be acceptable to serve as a

mediator: the Honorable Richard Hodge, the Honorable V. Gene McDonald, and the

Honorable David Garcia. The parties are free to decide who they would like to serve

as mediator and must reserve a time with the mediator of their choosing to mediate

the case during the first week of December 2006. If the action settles prior to the

date scheduled for mediation, the parties must promptly notify the mediator so he may

remove the matter from his calendar. 

(5) Finally, on Monday, December 11, 2006 at 1:30 p.m., the parties must

appear for a further telephonic status conference. Counsel for Defendants, Mr.

Douglas Poulin, must initiate the call, get all parties on the line, then call the Court

at 510-637-3909. Prior to the call, by Thursday, December 7, 2006, the parties 

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must file individual statements or, if possible, a joint statement, updating the Court

on the status of any matters that may be relevant for the Court to assess in deciding

how to proceed.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

/s/ Wayne D. Brazil

Dated: October 3, 2006 

WAYNE D. BRAZIL

United States Magistrate Judge

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