Stewart v. Property and Casualty Insurance Company of Hartford

Filing 19

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman on 11/7/18 ORDERING that within seven days of this order, the parties shall indicate whether they are amenable to having the settlement conference conducted before the undersigned.(Kastilahn, A)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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COLLEEN STEWART,

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No. 2:17-cv-02418-TLN-KJN

Plaintiff,
v.

ORDER

PROPERTY AND CASUALTY
INSURANCE COMPANY OF
HARTFORD,

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Defendant.

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An informal telephonic discovery conference was held on November 6, 2018 at 3:30 p.m.,

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before the undersigned, who subsequently reviewed this matter and concluded that the parties

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would benefit from a settlement conference.

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According, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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Within seven days of this order, the parties shall indicate whether they are

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amenable to having the settlement conference conducted before the undersigned.

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If amenable, the parties shall each submit a completed Notice of Waiver of

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Disqualification of Settlement Judge Pursuant to Local Rule 270(b), which can be

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found among the Eastern District’s civil forms on the court’s website. See

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http://www.caed.uscourts.gov/caednew/index.cfm/forms/civil/

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2.

The parties are under no obligation to waive any disqualification by virtue of the
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assigned magistrate judge acting as the settlement judge. If the parties do not

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waive any disqualification, then another judge will be assigned to this matter as a

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settlement judge.

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If the parties decide to proceed with a settlement conference before the

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undersigned, then they shall meet and confer to determine their preferred dates,

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and then contact the undersigned’s courtroom deputy, Alexandra Waldrop at (916)

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930-4187 or [e-mail] to schedule a settlement conference

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date before the undersigned.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: November 7, 2018

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