Onions Etc., Inc. et al v. Z & S Fresh, Inc. et al

Filing 968

ORDER SETTING SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE FOR MAY 25, 2016 AT 9:00 A.M. AND NOTIFYING PARTIES OF REQUIREMENTS FOR SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE. Signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 5/18/2016. (Hernandez, M)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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ONIONS ETC. INC., et al.,

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Plaintiffs,

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v.
Z & S FRESH, INC., et al.,

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Case No. 1:09-cv-00906-AWI-MJS
ORDER SETTING SETTLEMENT
CONFERENCE FOR MAY 25, 2016 AT 9:00
A.M. AND NOTIFYING PARTIES OF
REQUIREMENTS FOR SETTLEMENT
CONFERENCE

Defendants.

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This action has been referred to the undersigned for a settlement conference. A settlement

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conference shall be set for May 25, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. in Courtroom 9 before United Magistrate

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Judge Stanley A. Boone. Unless otherwise permitted in advance by the Court, the attorneys who

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will try the case shall appear at the Settlement Conference with the parties and the person or

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persons having full authority to negotiate and settle the case on any terms1 at the conference.

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Confidential Settlement Conference Statement: By 4:00 pm, Monday, May 23, 2016,

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the parties shall submit a Confidential Settlement Conference Statement directly to Judge Boone's

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chambers by e-mail to [e-mail]. The statement should not be filed with

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the Clerk of the Court nor served on any other party, although the parties may file a Notice of

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Insurance carriers, business organizations, and governmental bodies or agencies whose settlement agreements are
subject to approval by legislative bodies, executive committees, boards of directors or the like shall be represented by
a person or persons who occupy high executive positions in the party organization and who will be directly involved
in the process of approval of any settlement offers or agreements. To the extent possible the representative shall have
the authority, if he or she deems it appropriate, to settle the action on terms consistent with the opposing party's most
recent demand.

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Lodging of Settlement Conference Statement.

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"confidential" with the date and time of the Settlement Conference indicated prominently thereon.

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Each statement shall be clearly marked

The Confidential Settlement Conference Statement shall include the following:

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A.

A brief statement of the facts of the case.

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B.

A brief statement of the claims and defenses, i.e., statutory or other

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grounds upon which the claims are founded; a forthright evaluation of the

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parties' likelihood of prevailing on the claims and defenses; and a

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description of the major issues in dispute.

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C.

The relief sought.

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D.

The party's position on settlement, including present demands and offers

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and a history of past settlement discussions, offers and demands.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

May 18, 2016
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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