Hopson v. Quik Stop Markets Incorporated et al

Filing 16

ORDER SETTING EARLY SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE AND STAY signed by Senior Judge William B. Shubb on 2/9/2016: The parties shall contact the assigned magistrate judge's courtroom deputy no later than 3/1/2016, by phone or email to schedule an early s ettlement conference. The early settlement conference shall be conducted no later than 4/1/2016. The court hereby resets the Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Conference for 5/9/2016 at 01:30 PM in Courtroom 5 (WBS) before Senior Judge William B. Shubb. If a settlement is not reached at the early settlement conference, the parties shall submit an Amended Joint Status Report no later than 4/25/2016. (Kirksey Smith, K)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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CYNTHIA HOPSON,
Plaintiff,

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NO. CIV. 1:15-01336 WBS MJS
ORDER SETTING EARLY SETTLEMENT
CONFERENCE AND STAY

v.
QUIK STOP MARKETS
INCORPORATED, as an entity,
and doing business as “Quick
Stop #6083,” DENNIS W. LEWIS,
and DOES 1-10, inclusive,

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Defendants.

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The court has determined that this case is appropriate

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for an early settlement conference before the assigned magistrate

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judge.

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courtroom deputy no later than March 1, 2016, by phone or email

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to schedule an early settlement conference.

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conference shall be conducted no later than April 1, 2016.

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Contact information for the assigned magistrate judge is

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available at www.caed.uscourts.gov under the “Judges” tab.

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The parties shall contact the assigned magistrate judge’s

The early settlement

Each party is ordered to have a principal with full
settlement authority present at the conference or be fully
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authorized to settle the matter on any terms.

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seven days before the date of the settlement conference, counsel

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for each party shall submit a confidential Settlement Conference

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Statement to the settlement judge.

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filed, but shall be emailed to [e-mail].

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emailing the Settlement Conference Statement, each party shall e-

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file a one page document entitled “Notice of Submission of

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Confidential Settlement Conference Statement.”

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No later than

Such statements shall not be
Upon

No later than seven days before the date of the early

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settlement conference, counsel for each party shall file a waiver

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of disqualification of the assigned magistrate judge pursuant to

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Local Rule 270(b).

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disqualification by each party, the settlement conference will be

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vacated and reassigned to another magistrate judge.

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Absent the filing of a waiver of

To avoid the unnecessary expenditure of costs and

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attorneys’ fees, this action is hereby stayed pending conclusion

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of the early settlement conference.

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after the settlement conference, the parties shall file a joint

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statement indicating whether a settlement was reached.

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The court hereby resets the Status (Pretrial

No later than five days

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Scheduling) Conference for May 9, 2016 at 1:30pm.

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settlement is not reached at the early settlement conference, the

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parties shall submit an Amended Joint Status Report no later than

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April 25, 2016.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

February 9, 2016

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If a