Ortiz et al v. Alvarez et al

Filing 126

ORDER re Settlement Conference, signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 8/15/17. (Marrujo, C)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SANDRA ORTIZ, et al.,

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Plaintiffs,

Case No. 1:15-cv-00535-DAD-EPG
ORDER RE SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE

v.

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GERARDO ALVAREZ, et al.,

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Defendants.

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On August 15, 2017, the undersigned conducted a settlement conference with Plaintiffs

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Alfonso Padron and Elida Padron and Defendants Gerardo Alvarez, Parlier Unified School

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District, Youth Centers of America, and Israel Lara. The parties were unable to reach settlement

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on this date. Should the parties desire a further settlement conference, the Court is amenable to

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conducting another conference in this matter. However, prior to setting a settelement conference,

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Plaintiffs shall be required to submit a meaningful Confidential Settlement Conference Statement

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which includes the following directly to Judge Boone’s chambers by e-mail to

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[e-mail].

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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.

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An estimate of the cost and time to be expended for further discovery,
pretrial and trial.

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The relief sought.

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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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Only if the Court finds that a statement submitted by Plaintiffs is meaningful will a further

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settlement conference be set and once a date is set Defendants may be ordered to submit their

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settlement statement should further issues need to be addressed.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

August 15, 2017
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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