“Saying that you will agree to a continuance on a condition and having the court order the condition to be met are two completely different things.”
Thanks for your comments.
If what you say is correct then Mann agreed to provide the data. This was probably in response to Mann’s not fulfilling a prior discovery request.
Mann later reneged on his agreement.
The disagreement about what the court ordered is probably a dispute over specificity and completeness of information.
I am only guessing because the complete information was not in the article.
I'm not sure where you are getting that.
Just as likely something along these lines:
Me: Judge, we want to mediate to see if we can get this off your docket.
You: I'm willing to mediate if he gets me the documents I want.
Me: Judge, we can either try to work this out or put this on your trial calendar.
Judge: I'll set this for a status hearing in 90 days. Let me know if it settles before then. (OR) I order you all to mediate this by x date. If you can't agree on a mediator, I'll appoint one.
I don't know how it works there, but here federal courts routinely order mediation as a matter of course, or a settlement hearing in front of a magistrate judge. State courts may vary.