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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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`PHILIPS NORTH AMERICA LLC
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` v.
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`GARMIN INTERNATIONAL, INC. , et al.
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`CASE NUMBER:
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`Plaintiff(s),
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` 2:19−cv−06301−AB−KS
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`Defendant(s).
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`ORDER/REFERRAL TO ADR
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`The Court, having reviewed the parties’ Request: ADR Procedure Selection (Form ADR-01), the
`Notice to Parties of Court-Directed ADR Program, or the report submitted by the parties pursuant
`to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f) and L.R. 26-1, hereby:
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`ORDERS this case referred to:
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`ADR PROCEDURE NO. 1: This case is referred to
` the magistrate judge assigned to
`the case or
` the magistrate judge in Santa Barbara for such settlement proceedings as the judge
`may conduct or direct. Counsel are directed to contact the magistrate judge’s courtroom deputy to
`arrange a date and time for the ADR proceeding.
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`ADR PROCEDURE NO. 2: This case is referred to the Court Mediation Panel. Within
`twenty-one (21) days, plaintiff shall obtain the consent of a neutral on the Court Mediation Panel
`who will conduct the mediation and shall file Form ADR-2, Stipulation Regarding Selection of
`Panel Mediator. If the parties have not selected and obtained the consent of a Panel Mediator within
`twenty-one (21) days, the ADR Program (213-894-2993) will assign one. Forms and a list of the
`Panel Mediators are available on the Court website, www.cacd.uscourts.gov. Absent extraordinary
`circumstances, parties cannot request a continuance within three (3) business days of a scheduled
`mediation.
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`ADR PROCEDURE NO. 3: This case is referred to private mediation. Counsel are
`directed to contact the private mediator of their choice to arrange a date and time for the mediation.
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`IT IS FURTHER ORDERED:
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` The ADR proceeding is to be completed by: 10/1/2020 .
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` The parties shall file a joint report no later than seven (7) days after the ADR proceeding
`regarding the progress of the settlement discussions.
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` The Court sets a further status conference for: .
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`Dated: January 8, 2020
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`United States District Judge/Magistrate Judge
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`ADR−12 (04/18) −ORDER/REFERRAL TO ADR− Page 1 of 1
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