Paula Gordon v. Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc., et al.

Filing 134

ORDER setting Settlement Conference and Settlement Conference Instructions signed by Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe on 2/11/2022. Settlement Conference set for 3/7/2022 at 09:30 AM in Courtroom 8 (BAM) before Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe. (Lundstrom, T)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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PAULA GORDON,
No. 1:18-cv-00007-DAD-BAK (BAM)

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Plaintiff,
ORDER SETTING SETTLEMENT
CONFERENCE AND SETTLEMENT
CONFERENCE INSTRUCTIONS

v.
NEXSTAR BROADCASTING, INC., et al.,

Date: March 7, 2022
Time: 9:30 AM
Courtroom: 8 (BAM)

Defendants.

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This case is set for a Settlement Conference on March 7, 2022, at 9:30 AM in Courtroom 8

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(BAM) before the undersigned.

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person or persons having full authority to negotiate and settle the case, on any terms, shall appear

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remotely via Zoom at the conference.

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The attorneys who will try the case along with the parties and the

Counsel for the parties shall contact Courtroom Deputy Esther Valdez at [phone] or
[e-mail] for the video and dial-in information for all parties.

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No later than seven (7) days prior to the settlement conference, each party shall submit directly

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to Judge McAuliffe’s chambers at [e-mail], 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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mandatory 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

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discussion of the strengths and weaknesses of the case, an estimate of the cost and time to be expended

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for further pretrial and trial matters, and the relief sought. The parties are also directed to include a

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candid statement on the party’s position on settlement, including the amount which the party will

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accept to settle, realistic settlement expectations, present settlement proposals, and a history of past

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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 will

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be neither productive nor meaningful to attempt to resolve all or part of this case. As far in advance of

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the settlement conference as possible, a party shall inform the Court and other parties that it believes the

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case is not in a settlement posture so the Court may vacate or reset the settlement conference. Otherwise

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the parties shall proceed with the settlement conference in good faith to attempt to resolve all or part of

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the case.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

/s/ Barbara

February 11, 2022

A. McAuliffe

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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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