Tijerina v. Alaska Airlines, Inc. et al

Filing 26

ORDER Converting Mandatory Settlement Conference to Zoom Video Conference. Signed by Magistrate Judge Bernard G. Skomal on 9/15/2022. (All non-registered users served via U.S. Mail Service) (tcf)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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Beatriz TIJERINA,

Case No.: 22-cv-00203-JLS-BGS
Plaintiff,

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v.

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ALASKA AIRLINES, INC.,

ORDER CONVERTING
MANDATORY SETTLEMENT
CONFERENCE TO ZOOM VIDEO
CONFERENCE

Defendant.

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The Mandatory Settlement Conference scheduled for April 28, 2023, at 2:00 PM

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will be held via Zoom video conference, in compliance with the instructions below. The

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requirements set in the Court’s Order setting the MSC must still be followed with the

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exception of appearing via Zoom rather than in-person. Further, the parties may contact

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Judge Skomal’s chambers to request the MSC be held in-person.

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Video Conference Instructions:
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The Court will use its official Zoom video conferencing account to hold the

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MSC. IF YOU ARE UNFAMILIAR WITH ZOOM: Zoom is available on computers

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through a download on the Zoom website (https://zoom.us/meetings) or on mobile devices

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through the installation of a free app.1 Joining a Zoom conference does not require creating

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a Zoom account, but it does require downloading the .exe file (if using a computer) or the

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app (if using a mobile device). Participants are encouraged to create an account, install

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Zoom and familiarize themselves with Zoom in advance of the MSC.2 There is a cost-free

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option for creating a Zoom account.

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Prior to the start of the MSC, the Court will email counsel for each party an

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invitation to join a Zoom video conference that they must provide to participating client(s).

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The Court will send the invitation to the email addresses listed for counsel in the case

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docket. If counsel does not receive an invitation to join the Zoom video conference by the

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end

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[e-mail]. Again, if possible, participants are encouraged to use

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laptops or desktop computers for the video conference. Participants shall join the video

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conference by following the ZoomGov Meeting hyperlink in the invitation. Participants

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who do not have Zoom already installed on their device when they click on the ZoomGov

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Meeting hyperlink will be prompted to download and install Zoom before proceeding.

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Zoom may then prompt participants to enter the password included in the invitation.3 All

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participants will be placed in a waiting room until the MSC begins.

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Each participant should plan to join the Zoom video conference at least five

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minutes before the start of the MSC to ensure that it begins promptly at 2:00 PM. The

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Zoom e-mail invitation may indicate an earlier start time, but the conference will begin at

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the Court-scheduled time.

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If possible, participants are encouraged to use laptops or desktop computers for the video conference,
rather than mobile devices.
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For help getting started with Zoom, visit: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/categories/200101697Getting-Started.
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A Meeting ID will also be included and may be used along with the password to access the conference
if necessary.
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Zoom’s functionalities will allow the Court to conduct the conference as it

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ordinarily would conduct an in-person settlement conference. The Court may divide

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participants into separate, confidential sessions, which Zoom calls Breakout Rooms.4 In a

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Breakout Room, the Court will be able to communicate with participants from a single

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party in confidence. Breakout Rooms will also allow parties and counsel to communicate

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confidentially without the Court.

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All participants shall display the same level of professionalism during the

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conference and be prepared to devote their full attention to the MSC as if they were

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attending in person, i.e., cannot be driving while speaking to the Court. Because Zoom may

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quickly deplete the battery of a participant’s device, each participant should ensure that

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their device is plugged in or that a charging cable is readily available during the video

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conference.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: September 15, 2022

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For more information on what to expect when participating in a Zoom Breakout Room, visit:
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/115005769646
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