Valentine v. Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District

Filing 30

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Allison Claire on 10/26/2017 ORDERING that a phone conference is set for 11/1/2017 at 02:00 PM before Magistrate Judge Allison Claire. (Zignago, K.)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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TRACEY VALENTINE, et al.,

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Plaintiff,

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No. 2:17-CV-00827 KJM EFB

v.

ORDER

SACRAMENTO METROPOLITAN FIRE
DISTRICT,
Defendant.

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This case is set for a settlement conference before the undersigned on November 9, 2017.

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See ECF No. 21. Settlement conference statements are accordingly due on November 2, 2017.

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See ECF No. 14 at 3. The court has determined that this matter would benefit from an initial

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phone conference with all counsel prior to the settlement conference. The phone conference is

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hereby set for November 1, 2017, at 2:00 p.m. If any participants are unavailable at that time,

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they should confer with opposing counsel and contact the chambers of the undersigned with three

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alternative dates and times when all counsel are available. In that case, the settlement conference

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will necessarily be postponed.

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Counsel should be prepared to discuss the following matters during the phone conference:

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1. The nature and procedural posture of the case;

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2. The parties who will be present at the settlement conference and who must be present
pursuant to Local Rule 270(f);
3. Any additional parties who need to be present in order to have a productive settlement
conference;
4. Ideas to improve the effectiveness of the settlement conference or matters that could
pose impediments;
5. Requirements for the settlement conference statements, and possible extension of the
deadline for those statements;
6. Any questions you have about how the undersigned generally conducts settlement

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conferences, and suggestions of how the process might be tailored to fit the needs of

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this case.

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Counsel are responsible for joining all participants other than the judge on a conference
line, and calling in to chambers at [phone] on November 1, 2017 at 2:00 p.m.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: October 26, 2017

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