### February**24,2015 No.** **04-14-00890-CV CHRISTOPHER** **JAMES COLEMAN,** **Appellant v.** 

### DOVER**MAINTENANCE ASS'N,** **INC., Appellee** **From the** **150th Judicial** **District Court,** **Bexar County,** **Texas Trial** **Court No.** **2014-CI-01340 Honorable** **Antonia Arteaga,** **Judge Presiding** 

### ORDER**OF REFERRAL** **The Court,** **after reviewing** **the responses** **of the** **parties, has** **determined that** **the dispute** **pending in** **this Court** **is appropriate** **for referral** **to an** **Alternative Dispute** **Resolution procedure.** **Tex. Civ.** **Prac. Rem.** **Code Ann.** **154.021 (a)** **(Vernon 2005).** **It is** **therefore, ORDERED** **that this** **cause be** **referred to** **Mediated Settlement** **Conference which** **will be** **conducted by** **Pat Boonc,** **an impartial** **person, as** **Mediator. See** **id. 154.051.052.** 

### It**is FURTHER** **ORDERED that** **all appellate** **deadlines are** **hereby suspended** **until April** **8, 2015.** 

### It**is FURTHER** **ORDERED that** **mediation shall** **commence at** **such place** **as the** **Mediator may** **designate and** **proceed in** **accordance with** **the schedule** **set by** **the Mediator** **until completed,** **but in** **any event** **the mediation** **shall be** **completed no** **later than** **forty-five (45)** **days from** **the date** **of this** **Order. The** **Mediator shall** **file with** **the Clerk** **of Court** **within three** **(3) days** **of the** **completion of** **the**

### mediation**written report concerning** **the disposition** **of this** **appeal. It** **is FURTHER** **ORDERED that** **the Mediator** **shall be** **compensated and** **that parties** **in this** **cause shall** **be equally** **responsible for** **its share** **of this** **obligation. Mediation** **fees shall** **ultimately be** **taxed as** **court costs.** **See id.** **154.054. It** **is FURTHER** **ORDERED that** **all parties** **to this** **cause are** **directed to** **attend the** **Mediated Settlement** **Conference with** **their counsel** **of record.** **The corporate** **party representative** 

### in**attendance and** **the individual party** **representatives shall** **have full** **authority to** **settle up** **to and** 

### including**the judgment** **amount. To** **facilitate this** **procedure the** **Mediator shall** **encourage and** **assist, but** **will not** **compel or** **coerce the** **parties in** **reaching settlement** **of the** **dispute. Unless** **the**

### parties**otherwise agree,** **all matters,** **including the** **conduct and** **demeanor of** **the parties** **and their** **counsel during** **mediation, shall** **remain confidential** **and shall** **never be** **disclosed to** **anyone, including** **this Court.** **See id** **154.053.**

### Provided**the parties** **are able** **to settle** **all matters** **related to this** **appeal, the** **parties are** **directed to** **file joint** **motion requesting** **an appropriate** **disposition of** **this appeal within** **thirty (30)** **days of** **the date** **of mediation.** **It is** **so ORDERED** **on February** **24, 2015** 

### Maria^n**BamardyJustice IN** **WITNESS WHEREOF.** **have hereunto** **set my** **hand and** **affixed the** 

### court**on this** **24"' day** **of February,** **2015. of** **the said**