Moore v. Stepp et al

Filing 132

ORDER re Settlement Conference. Signed by Judge Nandor J. Vadas on 10/28/2015. (njvlc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/28/2015)

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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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MERRICK JOSE MOORE,

Case No. 11-cv-05395-CW (NJV)

Plaintiff,
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ORDER RE SETTLEMENT
CONFERENCE IN PRO SE PRISONER
EARLY SETTLEMENT PROGRAM

v.
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L. STEPP, et al.,

Re: Dkt. No. 131

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 December 22, 2015 in

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Courtroom D of Federal Courthouse at 450 Golden Gate Avenue in San Francisco. Plaintiff, who

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is represented by counsel, shall be available by telephone. Plaintiff's counsel shall arrange for

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Plaintiff to call into the settlement conference by dialing 888-684-8852 and entering access code

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1868782.

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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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Confidential settlement conference statements shall be mailed or emailed
([e-mail]) to and received by chambers no later than December 15, 2015.

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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 continue the settlement conference past the deadline set by the referring Judge must be

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addressed to the referring Judge. Requests to vacate the settlement referral must also be made to

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the referring Judge.

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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: October 28, 2015
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NANDOR J. VADAS
United States Magistrate Judge

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