Self v. FCA US LLC

Filing 64

ORDER SETTING SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE REQUIREMENTS AND SCHEDULING PRE-CONFERENCE TELEPHONIC DISCUSSION, signed by Magistrate Judge Jeremy D. Peterson on 1/8/2019. (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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SANDY G. SELF,

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CASE NO. 1:17-cv-01107-SKO

Plaintiff,
ORDER (1) SETTING SETTLEMENT
CONFERENCE, (2) REQUIRING
PERSONAL ATTENDANCE BY CERTAIN
INDIVIDUALS, (3) REQUIRING
SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE
STATEMENT, AND (4) SCHEDULING PRECONFERENCE TELEPHONIC DISCUSSION

v.
FCA US LLC,
Defendant,

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Magistrate Judge Jeremy D. Peterson will hold a settlement conference on January 28, 2019

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at 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 attorney(s) who will try the case; (2) the parties; and

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(3) individuals with full authority to negotiate and settle the case, on any terms.

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No later than one week prior to the settlement conference, each party must submit to Judge
Peterson’s chambers at [e-mail] a confidential settlement conference statement.
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These statements should neither be filed on the docket nor served on any other party. The statements

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should be marked “CONFIDENTIAL” and should state the date and time of the conference. The

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statements should not be lengthy but should include (1) a brief recitation of the facts; (2) a discussion

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of the strengths and weaknesses of the case; (3) an itemized estimate of the expected costs for further

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pretrial and trial matters; (4) an estimate of recovery should this case proceed to trial; and (5) a candid

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statement of the party’s position on settlement, including a history of settlement discussions, any

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current settlement offers from any party, expectations for settlement discussions, and the amount that

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the party will accept to settle; and (6) a list of the individuals who will be attending the settlement on

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the party’s behalf.
Magistrate Judge Jeremy D. Peterson will hold a short, pre-settlement conference telephone

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discussion on January 23, 2019 at 3:00 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:

January 8, 2019
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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