Case 8:19-cv-01151-JLS-DFM Document 7 Filed 06/12/19 Page 1 of 2 Page ID #:61
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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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`CASE NUMBER:
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` 8:19−cv−01151−JLS−DFM
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`Plaintiff(s)
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`UNILOC 2017 LLC
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` v.
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`NETSUITE, 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 L.R. 16-15. Unless exempted by the
`trial judge, parties in all civil cases must participate in an ADR process before trial. See 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 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 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 12, 2019
` Date
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`Clerk, U.S. District Court
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`By /s/ Jeannine Tillman
`Deputy Clerk
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`ADR−08 (04/18) NOTICE TO PARTIES OF COURT−DIRECTED ADR PROGRAM
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`Case 8:19-cv-01151-JLS-DFM Document 7 Filed 06/12/19 Page 2 of 2 Page ID #:62
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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 to the initial scheduling conference prepared to discuss the parties’
`choice of ADR option. The ADR options available are: a settlement conference before the
`magistrate judge assigned to the case or the magistrate judge in Santa Barbara, the Court
`Mediation Panel, and private mediation. Counsel are also required to indicate the client’s choice
`of ADR option in advance of the initial scheduling conference. See 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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`Each year thousands of civil cases are filed in this district, yet typically no more than one
`percent go to trial. Most cases are settled between the parties, voluntarily dismissed, resolved
`through Court-directed 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 (04/18) NOTICE TO PARTIES OF COURT−DIRECTED ADR PROGRAM
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