Ruffin Road Venture Lot IV v. Travelers Property Casualty Company of America et al
Filing
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MINUTE ORDER: Settlement Conference set for 9/1/2011 09:00 AM in Courtroom F before Magistrate Judge William V. Gallo. Signed by Magistrate Judge William V. Gallo on 8/5/2011.(knh)
MINUTES OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
RUFFIN ROAD
HON. WILLIAM V. GALLO
v. TRAVELERS
CT. DEPUTY J. YAHL
No. 10-0011-JM(WVG)
RPTR.
Attorneys
Plaintiffs
Defendants
A Settlement Conference will be held on September 1, 2011, at 9:00 AM in
Courtroom F.
All parties or their representatives who have full authority to enter into a
binding settlement, in addition to the attorneys participating in the litigation,
shall be present at the conference.
Pursuant to Local Civil Rule 16.3, all party representatives and claims adjusters
for insured defendants with full and unlimited authority to negotiate and enter
into a binding settlement, as well as the principal attorney(s) responsible for
the litigation, must be present and legally and factually prepared to discuss and
resolve the case at the mandatory settlement conference.
Retained outside
corporate counsel shall not appear on behalf of a corporation as the party who
has the authority to negotiate and enter into a settlement.
"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, 485-486 (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).
On or before August 25, 2011, counsel shall submit confidential settlement
conference briefs to the Chambers of Magistrate Judge Gallo.
DATED:
August 5, 2011
Hon. William V. Gallo
U.S. Magistrate Judge
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