Hanneman et al v. USA

Filing 38

ORDER Settlement Conference set for 6/10/2013 01:30 PM in Courtroom A 502 before Magistrate Judge Michael J. Watanabe. Deadline for parties to submit Confidential Settlement Statements is 6/6/2013. By Magistrate Judge Michael J. Watanabe on 5/24/2013. (mjwcd)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO

Civil Action No. 12-cv-01501-MSK-MJW
KRISTIE HANNEMNA and
CRAIG HANNEMAN,
Plaintiffs,
v.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Defendant.

ORDER SETTING SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE

Entered by Magistrate Judge Michael J. Watanabe
Pursuant to the Order Referring Case to Magistrate Judge Watanabe (Docket
No. 5) entered by Chief Judge Marcia S. Krieger and the Minute Order (Docket No. 32)
granting the parties’ request for a Settlement Conference, it is hereby
ORDERED that a Settlement Conference is set on June 10, 2013, at 1:30 p.m. in
Courtroom A-502, Fifth Floor, Alfred A. Arraj U.S. Courthouse, 901 19th Street, Denver,
Colorado.
FURTHER, IT IS ORDERED that counsel shall have parties present who shall
have full authority to negotiate all terms and demands presented by the case, and full
authority to enter into a settlement agreement, including an adjustor if an insurance
company is involved. "Full authority" means that the person who attends the settlement
conference has the complete and unfettered capacity and authority to meet or pay all
terms or amounts which are demanded or sought by the other side of the case without
consulting with some other person, committee or agency. If any person has limits upon
the extent or amount within which he or she is authorized to settle on behalf of a party,
that person does not have "full authority." No party shall be permitted to attend the
settlement conference by phone unless that party has obtained leave of Court
following the filing of an appropriate motion, no later than five (5) business days
prior to the settlement conference date.
In order that productive settlement discussions can be held, the parties shall
prepare and submit two settlement documents: one to be sent to the other party or

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parties, and the other to be submitted only to the Magistrate Judge. The documents
which are presented to opposing parties shall contain an overview of the case from the
presenter's point of view, shall summarize the evidence which supports that side's
claims, and shall present a demand or offer. These documents should be intended to
persuade the clients and counsel on the other side.
The document to be submitted to the Magistrate Judge shall contain copies of
the above materials, but additionally shall contain any confidential comments which
counsel wishes to make, any comments with regard to perceived weaknesses in the
case, and any comments which would be helpful to the Magistrate Judge in assisting
the parties to negotiate a settlement.
ECF participants shall e-mail their Confidential Settlement Statements to
chambers with a subject line “Confidential Settlement Statement” and their CASE
NUMBER, and DATE OF THE SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE to:
[e-mail], on or before June 6, 2013. The Confidential
Settlement Statement should be in PDF format and sent as an attachment to the e-mail.
Statements shall be limited to fifteen (15) pages in length.
Date: May 24, 2013