Case 2:17-cv-04263-JVS-JCG Document 9 Filed 06/09/17 Page 1 of 2 Page ID #:116
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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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`CASE NUMBER:
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`DOCUMENT SECURITY SYSTEMS, INC.
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` 2:17−cv−04263−ODW−KS
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`Plaintiff(s)
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` v.
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`CREE, INC.
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`Defendant(s).
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`NOTICE TO PARTIES OF
`COURT−DIRECTED ADR PROGRAM
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`NOTICE TO PARTIES:
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` It is the policy of this Court to encourage settlement of civil litigation when such is in the
`best interest of the parties. The Court favors any reasonable means, including alternative
`dispute resolution (ADR), to accomplish this goal. See Civil L.R. 16−15. Unless exempted by
`the trial judge, parties in all civil cases must participate in an ADR process before trial. See
`Civil L.R. 16−15.1.
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` The district judge to whom the above−referenced case has been assigned is participating
`in an ADR Program that presumptively directs this case to either the Court Mediation Panel or
`to private mediation. See General Order No. 11−10, §5. For more information about the
`Mediation Panel, visit the Court website, www.cacd.uscourts.gov, under "ADR."
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` Pursuant to Civil L.R. 26−1(c), counsel are directed to furnish and discuss with their
`clients the attached ADR Notice To Parties before the conference of the parties mandated by
`Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(f). Based upon the consultation with their clients and discussion with opposing
`counsel, counsel must indicate the following in their Joint 26(f) Report: 1) whether the case is
`best suited for mediation with a neutral from the Court Mediation Panel or private mediation;
`and 2) when the mediation should occur. See Civil L.R. 26−1(c).
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` At the initial scheduling conference, counsel should be fully prepared to discuss their
`preference for referral to the Court Mediation Panel or to private mediation and when the
`mediation should occur. The Court will enter an Order/Referral to ADR at or around the time
`of the scheduling conference.
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` June 9, 2017
` Date
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`Clerk, U.S. District Court
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`By /s/ Carmen Reyes
`Deputy Clerk
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`ADR−08 (05/13) NOTICE TO PARTIES OF COURT−DIRECTED ADR PROGRAM
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`Case 2:17-cv-04263-JVS-JCG Document 9 Filed 06/09/17 Page 2 of 2 Page ID #:117
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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
`NOTICE TO PARTIES: COURT POLICY ON SETTLEMENT
`AND USE OF ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ADR)
`Counsel are required to furnish and discuss this Notice with their clients.
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` Despite the efforts of the courts to achieve a fair, timely and just outcome in all cases,
`litigation has become an often lengthy and expensive process. For this reason, it is this Court's
`policy to encourage parties to attempt to settle their disputes, whenever possible, through
`alternative dispute resolution (ADR).
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` ADR can reduce both the time it takes to resolve a case and the costs of litigation,
`which can be substantial. ADR options include mediation, arbitration (binding or
`non−binding),neutral evaluation (NE), conciliation, mini−trial and fact−finding. ADR can
`be either Court−directed or privately conducted.
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` The Court's ADR Program offers mediation through a panel of qualified and impartial
`attorneys who will encourage the fair, speedy and economic resolution of civil actions.
`Panel Mediators each have at least ten years of legal experience and are appointed by the
`Court. They volunteer their preparation time and the first three hours of a mediation
`session. This is a cost−effective way for parties to explore potential avenues of resolution.
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` This Court requires that counsel discuss with their clients the ADR options available
`and instructs them to come prepared to discuss the parties' choice of ADR option (settlement
`conference before a magistrate judge; Court Mediation Panel; private mediation) at the
`initial scheduling conference. Counsel are also required to indicate the client's choice of
`ADR option in advance of that conference. See Civil L.R. 26−1(c) and Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(f).
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` Clients and their counsel should carefully consider the anticipated expense of litigation,
`the uncertainties as to outcome, the time it will take to get to trial, the time an appeal will
`take if a decision is appealed, the burdens on a client's time, and the costs and expenses of
`litigation in relation to the amounts or stakes involved.
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` With more than 15,000 civil cases filed in the District in 2012, less than 1 percent
`actually went to trial. Most cases are settled between the parties; voluntarily dismissed;
`resolved through Courtdirected or other forms of ADR; or dismissed by the Court as
`lacking in merit or for other reasons provided by law.
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` For more information about the Court's ADR Program, the Mediation Panel, and the
`profiles of mediators, visit the Court website, www.cacd.uscourts.gov, under "ADR."
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`ADR−08 (05/13) NOTICE TO PARTIES OF COURT−DIRECTED ADR PROGRAM
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