Paszak v. Roanoke Companies Group, Inc. et al

Filing 77

MINUTE ORDER denying without prejudice 75 Motion to be Excused from Settlement Conference for Cross Claimant SLR, Inc., for failure to comply with D.C. Colo. LCivR 7.1A. See Hoelzel v. First Select Corp., 214 F.R.D. 634, 636 (D. Colo. 2003) by Magistrate Judge Michael E. Hegarty on 8/26/2010.(erv, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. 1:07-cv-01740-WYD-MEH DOROTHY PASZAK, Plaintiff, v. ROANOKE COMPANIES GROUP, INC., HOME DEPOT U.S.A., INC., AEROFIL TECHNOLOGY, INC., SLR, INC., and ORTEC, INC., Defendants. MINUTE ORDER Entered by Michael E. Hegarty, United States Magistrate Judge, on August 26, 2010. The Motion to be Excused from Settlement Conference for Cross Claimant SLR, Inc. [filed August 25, 2010; docket #75] is denied without prejudice for failure to comply with D.C. Colo. LCivR 7.1A. See Hoelzel v. First Select Corp., 214 F.R.D. 634, 636 (D. Colo. 2003) (because Rule 7.1A requires meaningful negotiations by the parties, the rule is not satisfied by one party sending the other party a single email, letter or voicemail). The motion reflects that Defendant has had contact with only some of the parties in this case. Moreover, the motion seeks an order excusing counsel for SLR, Inc. from the conference; however, as in all cases before this Court, the Court's order setting the conference requires the presence of the parties (persons with full settlement authority) and/or their counsel for settlement negotiations.