Czajkowski v. United States of America

Filing 24

MINUTE ORDER Granting 23 Joint Motion to Extend Discovery and Move Settlement Conference Date: The deadline for completion of discovery is continued to February 20, 2009. The date and time of the Settlement Conference on February 9, 2009, at 9 a.m. is vacated and reset for February 17, 2009 at 2:30 p.m. Signed by Magistrate Judge Leo S. Papas on 1/27/09. (pdc)

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MINUTES OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA CZAJKOWSKI v. U.S.A. CT. DEPUTY JENNIFER YAHL Attorneys No. 07CV1114-LAB(LSP) Rptr. Defendants HON. LEO S. PAPAS Plaintiffs The parties' Joint Motion to Extend Conference Date is GRANTED. (Doc. 23) Discovery and Move Settlement The deadline for completion of discovery is continued to February 20, 2009. The date and time of the Settlement Conference on February 9, 2009, at 9 a.m. is vacated and reset for February 17, 2009, at 2:30 p.m. All parties or their representatives who have full and unlimited authority to enter into a binding settlement, in addition to the attorneys participating in the litigation, shall be present at the conference. "Full authority to settle" means that the individuals at the settlement conference must be authorized to fully explore settlement options and to agree at that time to any settlement terms acceptable to the parties. Heileman Brewing Co., Inc. v. Joseph Oat Corp., 871 F.2d 648 (7th Cir. 1989). The person needs to have "unfettered discretion and authority" to change the settlement position of a party. Pitman v. Brinker Intl., Inc., 216 F.R.D. 481, 485486 (D. Ariz. 2003). The purpose of requiring a person with unlimited settlement authority to attend the conference includes that the person's view of the case may be altered during the face to face conference. Id. at 486. A limited or a sum certain of authority is not adequate. Nick v. Morgan's Foods, Inc., 270 F.3d 590 (8th Cir. 2001). All other case management dates are unchanged. X DATED: Copies to: Counsel of Record Notified by Telephone January 27, 2009 Hon. Leo S. Papas U.S. Magistrate Judge

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