ECONOMAKIS v. BUTLER & HOSCH, P.A., Case No: 2:13-cv-832-FtM-38DNF. (2015)
Court: District Court, M.D. Florida
Number: infdco20150417b21
Visitors: 18
Filed: Apr. 16, 2015
Latest Update: Apr. 16, 2015
Summary: ORDER 1 SHERI POLSTER CHAPPELL , District Judge . This matter comes before the Court on Joint Motion to Allow Plaintiff and Insurer Representative to Attend Mediation by Phone ( Doc. #42 ) filed on April 16, 2015. Mediation will take place on Tuesday, April 21, 2015, in Florida. Plaintiff and Defendant's insurer representative reside outside of Florida. The parties jointly seek permission to allow these two individuals to attend the mediation by phone. The parties assert such permission w
Summary: ORDER 1 SHERI POLSTER CHAPPELL , District Judge . This matter comes before the Court on Joint Motion to Allow Plaintiff and Insurer Representative to Attend Mediation by Phone ( Doc. #42 ) filed on April 16, 2015. Mediation will take place on Tuesday, April 21, 2015, in Florida. Plaintiff and Defendant's insurer representative reside outside of Florida. The parties jointly seek permission to allow these two individuals to attend the mediation by phone. The parties assert such permission wi..
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ORDER1
SHERI POLSTER CHAPPELL, District Judge.
This matter comes before the Court on Joint Motion to Allow Plaintiff and Insurer Representative to Attend Mediation by Phone (Doc. #42) filed on April 16, 2015. Mediation will take place on Tuesday, April 21, 2015, in Florida. Plaintiff and Defendant's insurer representative reside outside of Florida. The parties jointly seek permission to allow these two individuals to attend the mediation by phone. The parties assert such permission will allow them to save expenses related to air travel and lodging. The mediator is amendable to the parties' joint request.
Upon consideration, the Court finds the motion is due to be granted in part and denied in part. Although the Court is willing to allow the insurer representative to appear by phone, the Court is unwilling to allow Plaintiff to do the same. The Court strongly believes mediations are most effective when the parties and their respective counsel attend in person.
Accordingly, it is now
ORDERED:
Joint Motion to Allow Plaintiff and Insurer Representative to Attend Mediation by Phone (Doc. #42) is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part.
1. The motion is granted to the extent that Defendant's insurer representative may attend the mediation by phone; if so, Defendant's attorney must have full settlement authority.
2. The motion is denied to the extent that Plaintiff must attend the mediation in person.
DONE and ORDERED.
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