Carrasco v. C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

Filing 39

ORDER partially approving the parties' stipulations, documents 37 and 38 , as follows. A settlement conference is set for 6/4/2014 at 01:30 PM in Courtroom 1 (SMS) before Magistrate Judge Sandra M. Snyder. The parties' request to stay this action until completion of the settlement conference is DENIED. Order signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 4/16/2014. (Rooney, M)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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DESIRE SOARES CARRASCO,
Plaintiff,

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Case No. 1:13-cv-01438-LJO-SAB
ORDER PARTIALLY APPROVING THE
PARTIES’ STIPULATION

v.
(ECF Nos. 37, 38)

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C.H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE, INC., et
al.,

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Defendants.
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On April 8, 2014, the parties in this action filed a stipulation to refer this action to a
settlement conference before a magistrate judge and to stay this action until completion of the
settlement conference. The Court will grant the parties’ request for a referral to a settlement
conference and will set a settlement conference before Magistrate Judge Sandra M. Snyder on
June 4, 2014 at 1:30 p.m.
Unless otherwise permitted in advance by the Court, the attorneys who will try the case
shall appear at the Settlement Conference with the parties and the person or persons having full
authority to negotiate and settle the case on any terms at the conference. The parties shall submit
a Confidential Settlement Conference Statement directly to Judge Snyder’s chambers by e-mail
to [e-mail] at least seven (7) days prior to the settlement conference. The
statement should not be filed with the Clerk of the Court nor served on any other party, although

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1 the parties may file a Notice of Lodging of Settlement Conference Statement. Each statement
2 shall be clearly marked "confidential" with the date and time of the Settlement Conference
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Further, due to District Judge Lawrence J. O’Neill’s overwhelming caseload, the Court is

5 unable to accommodate the parties’ request to stay this action pending the completion of the
6 settlement conference. As the parties were informed at the scheduling conference, in cases
7 before a district judge where the parties have not consented to the jurisdiction of a magistrate
8 judge, the Court has minimal flexibility in moving deadlines and dates due to the overwhelming
9 number of other cases with deadlines and dates already scheduled. Accordingly, deadlines and
10 dates cannot be moved and cases cannot be stayed except in the most extreme circumstances.
11 All cases set before a district judge must proceed as scheduled in order for the Court to keep pace
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Based upon the foregoing, it is HEREBY ORDERED that:

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Sandra M. Snyder on June 4, 2014 at 1:30 p.m.;

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The parties are shall submit confidential settlement statements one week prior to
the settlement conference to [e-mail]; and

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A settlement conference is scheduled in this matter before Magistrate Judge

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The parties’ request to stay this action until completion of the settlement
conference is DENIED.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

April 16, 2014
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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