Goff v. Gamez et al
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ORDER SETTING SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE, signed by Magistrate Judge Jeremy D. Peterson on 6/5/2019. (Dunbar-Kari, K)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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THOMAS L. GOFF,
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CASE NO. 1:15-cv-00937 AWI EPG
Plaintiff,
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ORDER (1) SETTING SETTLEMENT
CONFERENCE, (2) REQUIRING
PERSONAL ATTENDANCE BY CERTAIN
INDIVIDUALS, (3) REQUIRING
SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE
STATEMENT MEETING CERTAIN
PARAMETERS, AND (4) SCHEDULING
PRE-CONFERENCE TELEPHONIC
DISCUSSION
v.
GAMEZ,
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Defendant,
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Magistrate Judge Jeremy D. Peterson will hold a settlement conference on August 29, 2019 at
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10:00 a.m. in Courtroom 6 at the U.S. District Court, 2500 Tulare Street, Fresno, California, 93721.
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The court expects that the parties will proceed with the settlement conference in good faith and
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attempt to resolve all or part of the case. If any party believes that the settlement conference will not
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be productive, that party shall so inform the court as far in advance of the settlement conference as
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possible. Unless otherwise permitted in advance by the court, the following individuals must attend
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the settlement conference in person: (1) all of the attorneys who will try the case; (2) the parties,
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except as noted below; and (3) individuals with full authority to negotiate and settle the case, on any
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terms. Parties affiliated with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation are excused
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from personal attendance if and only if they are available to confer with their counsel by telephone at
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all times during the settlement conference.
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No later than two weeks prior to the settlement conference, each party must submit to Judge
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Peterson’s chambers by email (address: jdporders@caed.uscourts.gov) or, in the case of incarcerated
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parties, by U.S. Mail (address: US District Court, P.O. Box 575, Yosemite National Park, CA 95389),
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a confidential settlement conference statement. These statements should neither be filed on the docket
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nor served on any other party. The statements should be marked “CONFIDENTIAL” and should state
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the date and time of the conference. The statements should not be lengthy but should include
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(1) a brief recitation of the facts;
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(2) a discussion of the strengths and weaknesses of the case;
(3) an itemized estimate of the expected costs for further discovery, pretrial, and trial matters,
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in specific dollar terms;
(4) your best estimate of the probability that plaintiff will prevail should this case proceed to
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trial;
(5) your best estimate of recovery by plaintiff should this case proceed to trial and plaintiff
prevail (in specific dollar terms);
(6) a history of settlement discussions (including a listing of any current settlement offers from
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any party, in specific dollar terms), a candid statement of your party’s current position on settlement,
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including the amount that you will give/accept to settle (in specific dollar terms), and a statement of
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your expectations for settlement discussions;
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(7) a list of the individuals who will be attending the settlement on the party’s behalf, including
names and, if appropriate, titles.
Magistrate Judge Jeremy D. Peterson will hold a short, pre-settlement conference telephone
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discussion on August 20, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. (dial-in number: 1-888-204-5984; passcode: 4446176).
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Only the lead attorney from each side should participate.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Dated:
June 5, 2019
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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