Opinion
2:23 -cv-01740-APG-DJA
10-27-2023
Jaiyauna Rayshawn Yoakum, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., Defendants.
ORDER
CAM FERENBACH UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
This case is referred to me for an Early Neutral Evaluation Conference (“ENE”). This is a removal case from the Eighth Judicial District Court. Pursuant to LR 16-6, “Unless good cause is shown, the early neutral evaluation session must be held by the court not later than 90 days after the first responding party appears.”
I am scheduled to retire on January 7, 2024, and my successor will be sworn in on January 8, 2024. I am not able to schedule an ENE before my retirement, and calendar congestion may prevent my successor from scheduling the ENE before January 25, 2024. In these circumstances, I find that good cause exists to hold an ENE in this case on or after January 25, 2024.
The parties may expect entry of an order scheduling the ENE in this case after January 7, 2024.