Cotten v. Asbestos Corp Ltd et al

Filing 63

ORDER REGARDING SETTLEMENT NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN PLAINTIFFS AND DEFENDANT HUNTINGTON INGALLS INC.. Signed by Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley on 2/26/2015. (ahm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/26/2015)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JERRY SALISBURY,

Case No. 12-cv-03260-CRB (JSC)

Plaintiff,
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v.
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HUNTINGTON INGALLS INC., et al.,
Defendants.

ORDER REGARDING SETLEMENT
NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN
PLAINTIFFS AND DEFENDANT
HUNTINGTON INGALLS INC.

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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PATRICIA COTTEN,
Plaintiff

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v.

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HUNTINGTON INGALLS INC., et al.

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Defendants.

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Case No. 14-2124-JD (JSC)

OLIVER BROWN, III,
Plaintiff

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Case No. 09-4681-CRB (JSC)

v.

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HUNTINGTON INGALLS INC., et al.,

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Defendants.

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DAVID FILER,
Plaintiff

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v.

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HUNTINGTON INGALLS INC. et al.,

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Case No. 12-0514-CRB (JSC)

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JESSIE DUENAS,
Plaintiff

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Case No. 12-0714-CRB (JSC)

v.

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HUNTINGTON INGALLS INC. et al.,

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The above plaintiffs and defendant Huntington Ingalls Inc. have advised that they are

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attempting to negotiate a package settlement of the above cases along with several other cases.

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The Court therefore orders the following schedule.
Huntington Ingalls Inc. shall provide Plaintiff’s counsel Brayton Purcell LLP with a list of

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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the cases to be negotiated as part of the package on or before March 4, 2015.
Brayton Purcell LLP shall respond to Foster Wheeler LLP with a demand/s on or before

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March 25, 2015.
Huntington Ingalls Inc. shall respond to Brayton Purcell LLP’s offer on or before April 30,

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2015.
The Court will hold a telephone status call on Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. with

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counsel for plaintiffs and Huntington Ingalls Inc. Brayton Purcell LLP shall provide the call in

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number.

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In the event the above cases are unable to be resolved as part of a package negotiation, the
Court will set a further settlement conference at which the litigants must attend in person.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: Feb. 26, 2015
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Jacqueline Scott Corley
United States Magistrate Judge

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