Blacher v. Johnson et al
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ORDER Setting Settlement Conference, signed by Magistrate Judge Erica P. Grosjean on 1/25/2018: Settlement Conference set for 3/29/2018 at 09:00 AM in Courtroom 25 (KJN) before Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman.. (Hellings, J)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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MARLON BLACHER,
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Case No. 1:12-cv-01159-EPG (PC)
Plaintiff,
v.
ORDER SETTING SETTLEMENT
CONFERENCE
S. JOHNSON,
Defendant.
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Marlon Blacher (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding through counsel in this civil
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rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The Court has determined that this case will
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benefit from a settlement conference. Therefore, this case will be referred to Magistrate Judge
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Kendall J. Newman to conduct a settlement conference at the U. S. District Court, 501 I Street,
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Sacramento, California, 95814, in Courtroom #25 on March 29, 2018, at 9:00 a.m.
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A separate order and writ of habeas corpus ad testificandum will issue in due course.
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In accordance with the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
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1. This case is set for a settlement conference before Magistrate Judge Kendall J.
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Newman on March 29, 2018, at 9:00 a.m. at the U. S. District Court, 501 I Street,
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Sacramento, California, 95814, in Courtroom #25.
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2. A representative with full and unlimited authority to negotiate and enter into a binding
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settlement on the defendants’ behalf shall attend in person.1
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3. Those in attendance must be prepared to discuss the claims, defenses, and damages.
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The failure of any counsel, party, or authorized person subject to this order to appear
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in person may result in the imposition of sanctions. In addition, the conference will
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not proceed and will be reset to another date.
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4. The parties are directed to exchange non-confidential settlement statements seven days
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prior to the settlement conference. These statements shall simultaneously be delivered
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to the court using the following email address: kjnorders@caed.uscourts.gov. The
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date and time of the settlement conference shall be prominently indicated on the
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settlement statement. If a party desires to share additional confidential information
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with the court, they may do so pursuant to the provisions of Local Rule 270(d) and (e).
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Dated:
January 25, 2018
/s/
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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While the exercise of its authority is subject to abuse of discretion review, “the district court has the authority to
order parties, including the federal government, to participate in mandatory settlement conferences….” United States
v. United States District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands, 694 F.3d 1051, 1053, 1057, 1059 (9 th Cir.
2012)(“the district court has broad authority to compel participation in mandatory settlement conference[s].”). The
term “full authority to settle” means that the individuals attending the mediation conference must be authorized to
fully explore settlement options and to agree at that time to any settlement terms acceptable to the parties. G.
Heileman Brewing Co., Inc. v. Joseph Oat Corp., 871 F.2d 648, 653 (7th Cir. 1989), cited with approval in Official
Airline Guides, Inc. v. Goss, 6 F.3d 1385, 1396 (9th Cir. 1993). The individual with full authority to settle must also
have “unfettered discretion and authority” to change the settlement position of the party, if appropriate. Pitman v.
Brinker Int’l., Inc., 216 F.R.D. 481, 485-86 (D. Ariz. 2003), amended on recon. in part, Pitman v. Brinker Int’l., Inc.,
2003 WL 23353478 (D. Ariz. 2003). The purpose behind requiring the attendance of a person with full settlement
authority is that the parties’ view of the case may be altered during the face to face conference. Pitman, 216 F.R.D.
at 486. An authorization to settle for a limited dollar amount or sum certain can be found not to comply with the
requirement of full authority to settle. Nick v. Morgan’s Foods, Inc., 270 F.3d 590, 596-97 (8th Cir. 2001).
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