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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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 10 ONIONS ETC. INC., et al., 11 Plaintiffs, 12 13 v. Z & S FRESH, INC., et al., 14 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. 15 16 This action has been referred to the undersigned for a settlement conference. A settlement 17 conference shall be set for May 25, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. in Courtroom 9 before United Magistrate 18 Judge Stanley A. Boone. Unless otherwise permitted in advance by the Court, the attorneys who 19 will try the case shall appear at the Settlement Conference with the parties and the person or 20 persons having full authority to negotiate and settle the case on any terms1 at the conference. 21 Confidential Settlement Conference Statement: By 4:00 pm, Monday, May 23, 2016, 22 the parties shall submit a Confidential Settlement Conference Statement directly to Judge Boone's 23 chambers by e-mail to SABOrders@caed.uscourts.gov. The statement should not be filed with 24 the Clerk of the Court nor served on any other party, although the parties may file a Notice of 25 1 26 27 28 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. 1 1 Lodging of Settlement Conference Statement. 2 "confidential" with the date and time of the Settlement Conference indicated prominently thereon. 3 Each statement shall be clearly marked The Confidential Settlement Conference Statement shall include the following: 4 A. A brief statement of the facts of the case. 5 B. A brief statement of the claims and defenses, i.e., statutory or other 6 grounds upon which the claims are founded; a forthright evaluation of the 7 parties' likelihood of prevailing on the claims and defenses; and a 8 description of the major issues in dispute. 9 C. The relief sought. 10 D. The party's position on settlement, including present demands and offers 11 and a history of past settlement discussions, offers and demands. 12 13 14 IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: May 18, 2016 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2

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