Opinion
C19-0444-JCC
12-30-2021
GERALD WILLIAMS, Plaintiff, v. THOMAS VILSACK, Defendant.
MINUTE ORDER
The following Minute Order is made by direction of the Court, the Honorable John C. Coughenour, United States District Judge:
This Court's scheduling order set a deadline of July 30, 2021, for mediation under Local Civil Rule 39.1. (Dkt. No. 52.) That deadline passed without any notice to the Court specifying that the mediation had occurred. See W.D. Wash. Local Civ. R. 39.1(c)(7).
Although the Court later vacated this scheduling order, it did so only after this mediation deadline had passed. (See Dkt. No. 75.)
It is thus ORDERED that, within seven days of this minute order, the parties must either (1) file a joint status report showing cause for any failure to hold the mediation, updating the Court on the possibility of settlement, and specifying whether the Court should set a new mediation deadline; or (2) file the required notice under Local Civil Rule 39.1(c)(7), along with a joint statement as to whether the parties believe an additional mediation would be appropriate.