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Parties Involved:
Hammerman & Hultgren PC
Defendant
Lori Murphy
Plaintiff

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Lori Murphy,

Plaintiff,

v. 

Hammerman & Hultgren PC,

Defendant.

No. CV-19-05358-PHX-ESW

ORDER 

The Court has considered the parties’ Joint Motion for Referral to Magistrate Judge 

for Settlement Conference (Doc. 21). General Order 20-20 has suspended all civil jury 

trials set to begin before June 1, 2020 and all trial specific deadlines until further order of 

the Court. General Order 20-15 recognizes specifically the national emergency 

precipitated by the COVID-19 virus which continues to exist in Arizona. Guidelines direct 

individuals at risk, including individuals age 60 and older, to distance themselves from 

people a minimum of six feet, work from home wherever possible, and avoid gatherings 

of ten or more people. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) and local 

health authorities have advised individuals to take precautions to reduce exposure to the 

COVID-19 virus and slow its spread for the public’s health.

The Court finds that a settlement conference before a Magistrate Judge is not 

practicable at this time.

IT IS ORDERED denying without prejudice the parties’ Joint Motion for Referral 

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to Magistrate Judge for Settlement Conference (Doc. 21). The parties may re-urge their 

request upon the re-opening of civil trials. The parties also may choose to engage the 

assistance of a private mediator should they so desire.

Dated this 5th day of May, 2020.

Honorable Eileen S. Willett

United States Magistrate Judge

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