Guzman

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Continental Casualty Company, No. 2:19-ev-01975-KJM-CKD Plaintiff, ORDER v. Lethesia Guzman, et al., 1S Defendants. 16 This matter is before the court on the parties’ joint stipulation to stay, pending resolution 18 of underlying actions in state court. See generally Mem. of Points and Authorities In Support of Mot. to Stay (MPA ISO MTS), ECF No. 50-1. The parties also request the matter be referred to 20 private mediation, “preferably as part of a global mediation with the underlying [state court] actions.” /d. at 5. For the reasons below, the court grants the motion to stay and refers the case to the Voluntary Dispute Resolution Program (VDRP). 23 I. BACKGROUND A detailed history of this case is set out in the court’s December 27, 2021 amended order 25 denying plaintiffs motion for summary judgment. See generally Previous Am. Order (Dec. 27, 2021), ECF No. 47. The court…