Mayfield v. County of Merced et al
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ORDER Regarding Settlement Conference (set for December 16, 2015 at 9:30 a.m. in Courtroom 8), signed by Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe on 11/16/2015. (Herman, H)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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ANGELA D. MAYFIELD,
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Plaintiff,
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COUNTY OF MERCED, et al.,
Defendants.
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) Case No.: 1:13-cv-01619-LJO-BAM
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) ORDER REGARDING SETTLEMENT
) CONFERENCE
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This case is set for a Settlement Conference before Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe on
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December 16, 2015, at 9:30 a.m. in Courtroom 8 at the U.S. District Court, 2500 Tulare Street,
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Fresno, California, 93721. Unless otherwise permitted in advance by the Court, the attorneys who will
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try the case shall personally 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 terms, at the conference.
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No later than seven days prior to the settlement conference, each party shall submit directly to
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Judge McAuliffe’s chambers at bamorders@caed.uscourts.gov, a confidential settlement conference
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statement. This statement should neither be filed with the Clerk of the Court nor served on any other
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party. Each statement shall be clearly marked “CONFIDENTIAL” with the date and time of the
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settlement conference indicated prominently.
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The settlement statement should not be lengthy but shall include a brief recitation of the facts,
a discussion of the strengths and weaknesses of the case, an estimate of the cost and time to be
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expended for further pretrial and trial matters, and the relief sought. The parties are also directed to
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include a candid statement on the party’s position on settlement, including the amount which the
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party will accept to settle, realistic settlement expectations, present settlement proposals, and a
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history of past settlement discussions, offers, demands, and a report on settlement efforts to date.
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This Court will vacate the settlement conference if the Court finds the settlement conference
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will be neither productive nor meaningful to attempt to resolve all or part of this case. As far in
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advance of the settlement conference as possible, a party shall inform the Court and other parties that
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it believes the case is not in a settlement posture so the Court may vacate or reset the settlement
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conference. Otherwise the parties shall proceed with the settlement conference in good faith to attempt
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to resolve all or part of the case.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:
/s/ Barbara
November 16, 2015
A. McAuliffe
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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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