Madsen v. Risenhoover et al

Filing 272

ORDER Re Settlement Conference. Signed by Judge Nandor J. Vadas on 4/29/2016. (njvlc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/29/2016)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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EUREKA DIVISION

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RICK MADSEN,

Case No. 09-cv-05457-SBA (NJV)

Plaintiff,
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ORDER RE VIDEO SETTLEMENT
CONFERENCE

v.
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SUE E. RISENHOOVER, et al.,

United States District Court
Northern District of California

Defendants.
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TO ALL PARTIES AND COUNSEL OF RECORD:

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A settlement conference is scheduled in this case for 10:00 a.m. on May 19, 2016. The

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settlement conference will be conducted via video conferencing, with Counsel appearing from

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Courtroom D on the fifteenth floor of the United States Courthouse in San Francisco, and the

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Court appearing from McKinleyville.

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Lead trial counsel shall appear at the settlement conference with the parties and persons

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having full authority to negotiate and settle the case. A person who needs to call another person

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not present before agreeing to any settlement does not have full authority. To the extent that such

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consultations are necessary, they must be made in advance of the settlement conference.

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Personal attendance of a party representative will rarely be excused by the Court, and then

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only upon separate written application demonstrating substantial hardship served on opposing

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counsel and lodged as early as the basis for the hardship is known.

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Plaintiff's counsel shall make arrangements with Plaintiff's institution to have private

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telephonic contact with Plaintiff during the course of the settlement conference. The court will

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provide Plaintiff's counsel with a telephone number to be used for Plaintiff to call in to the video

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conference if a settlement is reached.
Confidential settlement conference statements shall be mailed or emailed

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([e-mail]) to and received by chambers no later than May 12, 2016. The

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parties shall report on the outcome of their settlement discussions in their settlement conference

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statements.

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Any request to continue the settlement conference shall state the reason therefor and

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be submitted in writing as soon as possible well in advance of the scheduled conference date.

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Requests to vacate the settlement referral must be made to the referring Judge, not Magistrate

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Judge Vadas.

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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The parties shall notify the undersigned's Chambers immediately at [phone] if this
case settles prior to the date set for the settlement conference.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: April 29, 2016
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NANDOR J. VADAS
United States Magistrate Judge

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