Opinion
Civil No. 3:11-1079
09-20-2012
ROBERT DOUGLASS DUNN, Plaintiff, v. AUTOMOTIVE FINANCE CORPORATION, KAR AUCTION SERVICES, INC., and ADESA, INC., Defendants.
Judge Trauger
ORDER
The Joint Motion to Refer Case to Magistrate Judge for Judicial Settlement Conference (Docket No. 26) is DENIED. First, this court has a preference for private mediation, when the parties can afford it, in that the Magistrate Judges are extremely busy in this district. Second, barring a compelling reason, the Magistrate Judge assigned to the case will conduct a judicial settlement conference, upon referral. In this case, the Magistrate Judge assigned is Joe Brown, not Magistrate Judge Griffin.
It is so ORDERED.
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ALETA A. TRAUGER
U.S. District Judge