Angell et al v. City of Oakland et al

Filing 45

ORDER REGARDING SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE: Telephonic Settlement Conference set for 6/30/2014 at 3:00 P.M. The court will provide counsel with the dial-in conference information in a separate email. Signed by Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler on 6/27/2014. (ls, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/27/2014)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION
STEVEN ANGELL, ET AL.,

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For the Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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Plaintiff(s),

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No. C 13-00190 NC (LB)
ORDER REGARDING SETTLEMENT
CONFERENCE

v.
CITY OF OAKLAND, ET AL.,

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Defendant(s).

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The court’s standard settlement order requires the following in relevant part:

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Lead trial counsel shall attend the settlement conference with the parties and with the person
having full authority to negotiate and settle the case.

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2. Government Entity. A party that is a government entity satisfies the attendance
requirement if represented by a person (in addition to counsel of record) who (a) has, to the
greatest extent feasible, authority to settle, (b) is knowledgeable about the facts of the case, the
government entity's position, and the positions and policies under which the government entity
decides whether to accept proposed settlements, and (c) has the authority, if a tentative
settlement agreement is reached, to recommend the agreement to the government entity for its
approval. See N.D. Cal. ADR Local R. 7-4(b). If the action is brought by the government on
behalf of one or more individuals, at least one such individual also must attend. See id.

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See ECF No. 18 (settlement conference order). This requirement was not satisfied today. The court

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has expended an enormous amount of time with the parties in this case and others, expects

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compliance with its orders, and expects that the parties will not take advantage of the limited

ORDER RE SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE
C 13-00190 NC (LB)

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resource of a settlement conference in the future without complying with all requirements of the

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court’s settlement order (including arriving with settlement authority).

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The court sets a further settlement telephone conference call with representatives from the

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Oakland City Attorney’s Office on Monday, June 30, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. to discuss the appropriate

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next steps. The court will send a call-in number to Mr. Simmons and Mr. Hodgkins.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: June 27, 2014

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LAUREL BEELER
United States Magistrate Judge

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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ORDER RE SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE
C 13-00190 NC (LB)

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