Gutknecht v. Haskins, Inc., 2:18-cv-184-FtM-38MRM. (2018)
Court: District Court, M.D. Florida
Number: infdco20180913g10
Visitors: 18
Filed: Sep. 11, 2018
Latest Update: Sep. 11, 2018
Summary: ORDER 1 SHERI POLSTER CHAPPELL , District Judge . Before the Court is Defendant Haskins, Inc.'s Renewed Motion for Mediation Before a United States Magistrate Judge and Plaintiff Thomas Gutknecht's Response. (Docs. 21; 23). This matter is ripe for review. Haskins asks for a settlement conference before a United States Magistrate Judge. (Doc. 21). Haskins believes an early settlement conference will result in the "best chance" for a favorable resolution of this case before the parties eng
Summary: ORDER 1 SHERI POLSTER CHAPPELL , District Judge . Before the Court is Defendant Haskins, Inc.'s Renewed Motion for Mediation Before a United States Magistrate Judge and Plaintiff Thomas Gutknecht's Response. (Docs. 21; 23). This matter is ripe for review. Haskins asks for a settlement conference before a United States Magistrate Judge. (Doc. 21). Haskins believes an early settlement conference will result in the "best chance" for a favorable resolution of this case before the parties enga..
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ORDER1
SHERI POLSTER CHAPPELL, District Judge.
Before the Court is Defendant Haskins, Inc.'s Renewed Motion for Mediation Before a United States Magistrate Judge and Plaintiff Thomas Gutknecht's Response. (Docs. 21; 23). This matter is ripe for review.
Haskins asks for a settlement conference before a United States Magistrate Judge. (Doc. 21). Haskins believes an early settlement conference will result in the "best chance" for a favorable resolution of this case before the parties engage in significant discovery or spend significant time and expense litigating this matter. (Doc. 21). Gutknecht is also amenable to a settlement conference. (Doc 23).
While the Court generally prefers that parties mediate before proceeding to a settlement conference with the non-assigned Magistrate Judge, the Court finds good cause under the circumstances of this case to grant this Motion. Here, an early settlement conference will serve to secure the just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of this case. Thus, the Court grants Haskins' request.
Accordingly, it is now
ORDERED:
This case is REFERRED to United States Magistrate Judge Carol Mirando to conduct a settlement conference and issue any order deemed appropriate thereafter. The parties shall contact Judge Mirando's Chambers to arrange a mutually agreeable time to participate in the settlement conference.
DONE and ORDERED.
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