Corbins v. United Airlines, Inc.

Filing 51

ORDER re 50 Letter filed by United Airlines, Inc. Denying telephonic appearance for settlement conference. Signed by Chief Magistrate Judge MARIA-ELENA JAMES on 1/4/12. (bjtS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/4/2012)

DLA Piper LLP (US)
2000 University Avenue
East Palo Alto, California 94303-2214
www.dlapiper.com
Hope Anne Case
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F 650.833.2001

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Corbins v. United Air Lines, Inc.
Northern District of California, Case No. C-10-2312 SBA (MEJ)

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I am counsel for Defendant in Corbins v. United Air Lines, Inc., Case No. C-10-2312 SBA (MEJ). This
case is currently set for a Settlement Conference on January 18, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. I will appear
personally at the Settlement Conference. I write to request that Defendant’s in-house counsel, Stephanie
Pulcanio, with settlement authority, be allowed to appear telephonically at the Settlement Conference.
Ms. Pulcanio, who lives and works in the Chicago area, has previously flown out to San Francisco to
participate in two ADR sessions with two different neutrals sponsored by the Court. At the parties’ case
management conference last month, Plaintiff’s counsel indicated that an additional settlement conference
with a Magistrate Judge might be beneficial for his client. Defendant was reluctant to agree to a third
session given the past results. It was suggested that if the conference proved inconvenient, Defendant
make a request for its representative to be available telephonically, to which Plaintiff’s counsel had no
objection.
Subsequently, this case was referred for a settlement conference to occur on January 18, 2012 in your
chambers. Ms. Pulcanio is the best suited representative to attend for Defendant, given her familiarity
with the case and her presence at the two prior ADR sessions on June 27, 2011 and October 17, 2011.
However, due to the press of business and other commitments, it would be very disruptive for Ms.
Pulcanio to attend the settlement conference in person.
By this letter, Defendant respectfully requests that Stephanie Pulcanio, Senior Employment Counsel for
United Air Lines, be permitted to appear telephonically, rather than in person for the reasons indicated
above.
Very truly yours,
DLA Piper LLP (US)

/s/ Hope Anne Case

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