**March 12,** **2015 No.** **04-14-00806-CV AMADO** **ABASCAL III,** **Appellant v.** 

### RODOLFO**FLORES GALVAN** **AND G&M** **LOGISTICS CORP.,** **Appellees From** **the 365th** **Judicial District** **Court, Maverick** **County, Texas** **Trial Court** **No. 12-11-27955-MCVAJA** **Honorable David** **A. Berchelmann,** **Jr., 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 Judge** **Raul Vasquez,** **an impartial** **person, as** **Mediator. See** **id. 154.051.052.** 

### It**is FURTHER** **ORDERED that** **all appellate** **deadlines are** **hereby suspended** **until April** **27,2015.**

### 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 parly** **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** **dispule. Unless** **the parties** **otherwise agree,** **all matters,** **including the** **conduct and** **demeanor of** **the parties** **and their** **counsel during** **mediation, shall** **remain eonfidentiai** **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 March** **12, 2015.** **Marialyn Barnard.** **Justice IN** **WITNESS WHEREOF,** **have hereunto** **set my** **hand and** **affixed the** **seal of** **the said** 

### court**on this 12"1** **day of** **March. 2015.**