ORDER granting in part 83 Motion to Refer the Case for Mediation before a Magistrate Judge in Austin or Lubbock. This case is REFERRED to United States Magistrate Judge¶

Pickett v. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) et al, No. 5:20-cv-00232-H-BQ (N.D. Tex.) · Dkt. 84 · 2023-08-09 · PDF

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
LUBBOCK DIVISION

AMY PICKETT,

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Plaintiff,

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v.

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CIVIL ACTION NO. 5:20-CV-232-H-BQ

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TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH

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SCIENCES CENTER (TTUHSC), et al.,

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Defendants.

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ORDER GRANTING MOTION AND REFERRING CASE FOR MEDIATION

Before the Court is the parties· Agreed Motion to Mediate Before a Magistrate Judge. ECF
No. 83. The parties ask that the Court refer the case for mediation before a magistrate judge in
either Austin or Lubbock. Id. at 1. Defendants· counsel states that she has limited availability
prior to September 1, 2023, i.e., the deadline for mediation under the current scheduling order. Id.
at 2; see ECF No. 52, at 4. Defendants· counsel therefore asks that if a magistrate judge cannot
mediate the case before September 1, the Court extend the deadline until September 15·a request
Plaintiff opposes. ECF No. 83, at 2. Having considered the motion, the Court finds that it should

be GRANTED in part.¹
This case is REFERRED to United States Magistrate Judge John R. Parker to conduct
mediation between August 16 and 23, 2023. The parties, as well as counsel, shall attend the
mediation in person at the George H. Mahon Federal Building, 1205 Texas Avenue, Lubbock,
Texas, on the date and time ordered by Judge Parker. If a party is an entity rather than an
individual, a person with full settlement authority must appear on behalf of the entity. The

¹ The undersigned is the only magistrate judge in the Lubbock Division and cannot mediate a case to which he is also
assigned for pretrial management.

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mediation process shall be private, confidential, and privileged from process and discovery unless
otherwise ordered by the Court. Moreover, no subpoenas, summons, citations, or other process

shall be served at or near the location of any mediation session, upon any person entering, leaving,
or attending any mediation session. The mediation will be conducted in the manner determined
by Judge Parker.
Judge Parker shall notify the Court of the results of the mediation within seven days after

it is held. Referral of this case for mediation does not suspend outstanding deadlines (including
those related to pending motions), and mediation is not a substitute for future proceedings.

All other relief not granted herein is DENIED.
SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 9, 2023.
D. GORDON BRYANT, JR.
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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