Wakeford v. Moeller Precision Tool, LLC et al

Filing 31

ORDER to Attend Settlement Conference and Requirements for Submission of Settlement Statement. (Settlement Conference set for 5/13/2016 at 9:30 AM before District Judge Matthew F. Leitman. **PLEASE SEE ORDER FOR IMPORTANT DEADLINE**) Signed by District Judge Matthew F. Leitman. (HMon)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION
STEVEN K. WAKEFORD,
Plaintiff,

Case No. 15-cv-10379
Hon. Matthew F. Leitman

v.
MOELLER PRECISION TOOL, LLC,
Defendant.
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ORDER TO ATTEND SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE AND
REQUIREMENTS FOR SUBMISSION OF SETTLEMENT STATEMENT
The parties are hereby advised that a settlement conference will be held in
the Theodore Levin United States Courthouse, 231 W. Lafayette Blvd., Detroit, MI
48226, Room 1013, before the Honorable Matthew F. Leitman on Friday, May
13, 2016 at 9:30 a.m.
The following person(s) and entities must personally attend the settlement
conference: (i) trial counsel for each party; (ii) all parties who are natural persons;
(iii) a representative with full and final settlement authority on behalf of each party
that is not a natural person; (iv) a representative with full and final settlement
authority on behalf of each insurance carrier that has undertaken the prosecution or
defense of the case and/or has contractually reserved to itself the right to settle the
action; and (v) a representative authorized to act on behalf of each party that is a
governmental entity. This mandatory personal attendance policy is not satisfied by
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trial counsel professing to have full and final settlement authority on behalf of his
or her client or by the entity with settlement authority being available by telephone.
At least five (5) business days prior to the conference, each party shall
have delivered to the Court’s chambers either by hand-delivery, fax [phone]), or email to the Case Manager ([e-mail]), a
confidential Settlement Statement. Do not file, docket, or serve this statement.
The Settlement Statement is for the Court’s exclusive use in preparing for and
conducting the settlement conference.
The Settlement Statement shall (1) recite the key facts and law, (2) discuss
the strengths and weaknesses of each party’s case, (3) discuss the parties’ position
on settlement, (4) detail litigation expenses to date and going forward through trial;
and (5) describe the settlement efforts to date. To aid in the settlement process, the
Court expects the parties to exchange settlement demands prior to the conference.
The Settlement Statement shall not exceed seven (7) pages.

The parties are

directed to be candid in their statements and to provide the Court with sufficient
detail to analyze the critical factual and legal issues in the case.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/Matthew F. Leitman
MATTHEW F. LEITMAN
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Dated: April 27, 2016
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I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was served upon the parties
and/or counsel of record on April 27, 2016, by electronic means and/or ordinary
mail.
s/Holly A. Monda
Case Manager
[phone]

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