Opinion
CIVIL CASE NO. 3:08-CV-161-RJC-DCK.
January 13, 2010
ORDER
THIS MATTER IS BEFORE THE COURT on the Plaintiffs' "Notice of Defendant Lewis `Buddy' Holson's Refusal to Participate in Mediation" (Document No. 54) filed on January 7, 2010. Defendant Lewis "Buddy" Holson has filed a response indicating he is willing to mediate (and has previously so indicated to opposing counsel), but that opposing counsel did not consult him about the choice of mediator or the time and place of the mediation before scheduling same. Having fully considered the record, having conferred with Judge Conrad's chambers, and for good cause shown, the undersigned will extend the mediation deadline.
Mr. Holson is the only Defendant to have entered an appearance in this case; he is proceeding pro se.
IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that the parties shall have up to and including January 31, 2010, to complete mediation. Prior to mediation, Plaintiffs' counsel shall confer with Mr. Holson regarding the selection of a mediator and the scheduling of a mutually agreeable time and place for the mediation.