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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS

DALLAS DIVISION

PAUL GARRETT,

Plaintiff.

v.

RON'S TOWING INC,

Defendant.

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CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:22-CV-01853-E

MEDIATION ORDER

The Court hereby ORDERS this case to mediation before: 

Cecilia H. Morgan

8401 North Central Expressway, Suite #610

Dallas, TX 75225

Tel: (214) 744-5267

Fax: (214) 720-6010

cmorgan@jamsadr.com

Mediation shall be completed by September 29, 2023.

The Court directs counsel for all partiesto contact the Mediator as soon as possible. Fees for

the mediation are to be divided and borne equally by the parties, shall be paid by the parties

directly to the Mediator, and shall be taxed as costs.

The Mediator is expected to follow the 2005 Model Standards of Conduct for Mediators,

which have been adopted by the American Bar Association, the American Arbitration Association,

and the Association for Conflict Resolution. The Standards may be accessed at

https://www.americanbar.org/groups/dispute_resolution/policy_standards/. If there are any parts

of the Model Standards that the Mediator believes the Mediator cannot satisfy, the Mediator shall

promptly notify the Court.

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The named parties shall be present during the entire mediation process, and each party—

which is not a natural person—must be represented by an executive officer (other than in-house 

counsel) with authority to negotiate a settlement (the authority required shall be active, i.e., not 

merely the authority to observe the mediation proceedings but the authority to negotiate, demand 

or offer, and bind the party represented). Counsel and the parties shall proceed in a good faith 

effort to try to resolve this case. Referral to alternative dispute resolution is not a substitute for 

trial, however, and the case will be tried if not settled. The Mediator shall submit a report to the 

court within three days of the mediation.

No subpoenas, summonses, citations, or other process shall be served at or near the location

of any mediation session, upon any person entering, leaving, or attending any mediation session.

Counsel and parties shall proceed in a good faith effort to resolve this case and shall agree upon a

date for mediation to be completed by September 29, 2023. Failure to comply in good faith with 

the requirements of this order may result in the imposition of sanctions. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(f).

In accordance with § III(G) of this court’s Civil Justice Expense and Delay Reduction Plan, 

the clerk of the court shall transmit to counsel a copy of its “Alternative Dispute Resolution 

Summary” form. Counsel shall be jointly responsible for ensuring that the Mediator receives the 

form in a timely fashion. The Mediator is ordered to return the form to the clerk of the court (not to 

the undersigned’s chambers) in accordance with the clerk’s instructions. The Mediator’s obligation 

to return the clerk’s form is separate from the obligation to submit a report to the court.

SO ORDERED; signed April 19, 2023.

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ADA BROWN

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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