Prows et al v. Midland Funding LLC et al

Filing 27

NOTICE AND ORDER for Settlement Conference and Case Management Video Conference. A Settlement Conference and Case Management Conference will be held on 5/5/2021 at 9:30 AM before Magistrate Judge Mitchell D. Dembin via videoconference. Signed by Magistrate Judge Mitchell D. Dembin on 3/22/2021. (tcf)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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DAVID WAYNE PROWS,

Case No.: 13cv800-MMA-MDD
Plaintiff,

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NOTICE AND ORDER FOR
SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE
AND CASE MANAGEMENT
VIDEO CONFERENCE

v.
MIDLAND FUNDING LLC,
Defendant.

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that a Settlement Conference and Case

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Management Conference in the above entitled action will be held on May 5,

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2021 at 9:30 a.m., with United States Magistrate Judge Mitchell Dembin,

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via VIDEOCONFERENCE. Parties must comply with this Court’s Civil

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Chambers Rules regarding any requests for continuances. Among other

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things, this Court’s Civil Chambers’ Rules require telephonic notification to

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chambers followed by a written motion no less than seven days prior to the

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scheduled conference.

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Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 16.1(c) of the Local Rules of the United

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States District Court for the Southern District of California, all counsel and

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all parties, and any other person(s) who has full and unlimited
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authority to negotiate and enter into a binding settlement shall

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appear at the conference and shall be prepared to discuss the claims,

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defenses and damages. Full authority to settle means that the

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individual present at the settlement conference has the unfettered

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discretion and authority to: 1) fully explore settlement options and to

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agree at that time to any settlement options; 2) agree at that time to

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any settlement terms acceptable to the parties; 3) change the

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settlement position of a party; and 4) negotiate monetary awards

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without being restricted to a specific sum certain. Governmental

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entities may appear through litigation counsel only. As to all other

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parties, appearance by litigation counsel only is not acceptable.

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The Court will use its official Zoom video conferencing account to hold

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the Conference. On or before April 28, 2021, counsel for each party must

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email to the Court at [e-mail] the name and title of

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each participant and an e-mail address for each participant to receive the

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Zoom videoconference invitation.

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Confidential settlement briefs shall be submitted to chambers in person
or via email ([e-mail]) on or before April 28, 2021.
All conference discussions will be informal, off the record, privileged
and confidential.

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Prior to the Settlement Conference, counsel for each party must meet

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and confer, make the initial disclosures required by Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(a) and

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create a Joint Discovery Plan as provided in this Court’s Civil Chambers

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Rules. The Joint Discovery Plan must be submitted to the Court in the same

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manner as settlement briefs no later than seven days prior to the conference.

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Immediately following the settlement conference, if no settlement is
reached, the Case Management Conference will occur. Following the Case
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Management Conference, the Court will issue a Scheduling Order under Fed.

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R. Civ. P. 16.

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Questions regarding this case may be directed to the Magistrate Judge's

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chambers at [phone].

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: March 22, 2021

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