Benyamini v. Blackburn et al

Filing 86

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Allison Claire on 02/25/16 ordering the case is set for settlement conference on 3/31/16 at 9:00 a.m. per {83]. Plaintiff is notified that he will be contacted by representatives of the court by telephone on 3/10/16 at 12:00 p.m.. The call should last no more than 1 hour. (cc: KJN) (Plummer, M)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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ROBERT BENYAMINI,

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No. 2:13-cv-0205 MCE AC P

Plaintiff,
v.

ORDER SETTING SETTLEMENT
CONFERENCE

M. BLACKBURN, et al.,
Defendants.

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This case is set for settlement conference on March 31, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. ECF No. 83.

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The parties were previously notified that, in preparation for the settlement conference, they would

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be contacted by representatives from the court approximately one week prior to the settlement

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conference to determine each party’s expectations of the settlement conference. Id. at 2.

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Plaintiff is hereby notified that representatives of the court will be contacting him by

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telephone at [phone] on March 10, 2016, at 12:00 p.m. in preparation for the March 31,

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2016 settlement conference. If plaintiff can no longer be reached at the phone number the court

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has on file or if he needs to reschedule the call, he must contact the court, as outlined below, at

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least twenty-four hours prior to the scheduled call. The purpose of the call is to collect the

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information typically provided in the parties’ confidential settlement conference statements and

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the call should last no more than one hour. Counsel for defendants will be contacted at a later

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date to collect the same information.
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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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Plaintiff is notified that he will be contacted by representatives of the court by

telephone on March 10, 2016, at 12:00 p.m. The call should last no more than one hour.
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During the call, plaintiff should be prepared to provide the following information

typically provided in a party’s confidential settlement statement:

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a. A summary of the facts of the case.

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b. A statement of the claims and defenses; a forthright evaluation of the parties’

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likelihood of prevailing on the claims and defenses; and a description of the

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major issues in dispute.

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c. A summary of the proceedings to date.

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

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and trial.

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e. The relief sought.

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f. Plaintiff’s position on settlement, including present demands and offers and a

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history of any past settlement discussions, offers, and demands.

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g. Plaintiff’s expectations and goals for the settlement conference.

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The telephone number the court currently has for plaintiff is [phone].

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If plaintiff needs to reschedule the call or the telephone number the court has on

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file is no longer valid, he must notify Sujean Park in the Alternative Dispute Resolution Division

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at [phone], or via email at [e-mail], at least twenty-four hours prior to

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the scheduled call.

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DATED: February 25, 2016

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