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Parties Involved:
City of Modesto
Defendant
Lynda Draper
Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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LYNDA DRAPER,

Plaintiff,

v.

CITY OF MODESTO and DOES 1-

10, inclusive,

 Defendants.

CIV. NO. 2:16-01754 WBS AC

 ORDER REFERRING CASE TO VDRP AND 

 STAYING PROCEEDINGS

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The court has determined that this case is appropriate 

for an early settlement conference and will refer the action to 

the court’s Voluntary Dispute Resolution Program (“VDRP”).

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that:

1. Within fourteen (14) days of this Order, the 

parties shall contact the court’s VDRP administrator, Sujean 

Park, at (916) 930-4278 or SPark@caed.uscourts.gov, to start the 

process of selecting an appropriate neutral. The parties shall 

carefully review and comply with Local Rule 271, which outlines 

the specifications and requirements of the VDRP. 

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2. Any party that objects to this referral to the 

VDRP shall file its objections within seven (7) days of this 

Order. Such objections shall clearly outline why that party 

believes that the action is not appropriate for referral to the 

VDRP. 

3. To avoid the unnecessary expenditure of costs and 

attorneys’ fees, this action is hereby stayed to provide the 

parties time to complete the VDRP session. No later than five 

(5) days after completion of the VDRP session, the parties shall 

file a joint statement indicating whether a settlement was 

reached. 

4. The parties shall complete the VDRP session no 

later than February 6, 2017. The court hereby resets the Status 

(Pretrial Scheduling) Conference for March 13, 2017 at 1:30 p.m. 

If a settlement is not reached through VDRP, the parties shall 

submit an Amended Joint Status Report no later than February 27, 

2017. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: November 29, 2016

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