Vann v. Persico et al

Filing 196

ORDER RE SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE PROCEDURES: This matter is scheduled for a remote settlement conference on the Teams videoconferencing platform before Magistrate Judge Victoria Reznik on MAY 30, 2024, AT 2:30 PM. Counsel will be provided with the Teams links by email before the conference. The following procedures shall apply. As further set forth in this order. SO ORDERED (Signed by Magistrate Judge Victoria Reznik on 5/8/2024) ( Settlement Conference set for 5/30/2024 at 02:30 PM before Magistrate Judge Victoria Reznik.) (ks)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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VANN,
Plaintiff(s),
-againstPERSICO, ET AL.,
Defendant(s).
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5/8/2024

7: 20cv628-AEK
ORDER RE
SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE
PROCEDURES

VICTORIA REZNIK, United States Magistrate Judge:
This matter is scheduled for a remote settlement conference on the Teams
videoconferencing platform before Magistrate Judge Victoria Reznik on MAY 30, 2024, AT
2:30 PM. Counsel will be provided with the Teams links by email before the conference. The
following procedures shall apply.
1. Confidentiality. All settlement conferences are “off the record” and strictly
confidential. All communications relating to settlement may not be used in discovery and will
not be admissible at trial.
2. Ex parte letter submissions. No later than five (5) business days before the
conference, counsel for each party MUST send the Court by e-mail an ex parte letter, marked
“Confidential Material for Use Only at Settlement Conference,” which should not be served on
the other parties or filed on ECF. The letter should be sent by e-mail to
[e-mail].
The ex parte letter must not exceed ten (10) pages in length (not including exhibits)
unless permission to do so has been granted by the Court. The letter should include, at a
minimum, the following: (1) the history of settlement negotiations, if any, including any prior
offers or demands; (2) the key issues of fact and/or law in the case; (3) the party’s evaluation of
the settlement value of the case and the rationale for it; (4) any case law authority in support of
the party’s settlement position; and (5) any other facts that would be helpful to the Court in
preparation for the conference. If a letter is accompanied by attachments exceeding ten (10)

pages in length, the submitting party shall hand deliver a hard copy of the letter plus attachments
to the Court.
3. Exchange of Demand/Offer. If the plaintiff has not already made a settlement
demand, such a demand must be communicated to the opposing party no later than 14 days
before the conference. If it has not already done so, the opposing party shall respond to any
demand no later than 7 days thereafter. The parties should not wait for the settlement
conference to start negotiations of a resolution of their dispute.
4. Attendance. It is the Court’s standard practice to require parties – and not just
counsel – to attend settlement conferences. A person with ultimate settlement authority on
behalf of each party must attend the settlement conference or otherwise be available by phone to
approve any proposed settlement. Any party who fails to comply with the attendance
requirements may be required to reimburse all other parties for their time and travel expenses, if
any, and may face other sanctions.
SO ORDERED.
DATED:

White Plains, New York
May 8, 2024

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VICTORIA REZNIK
United States Magistrate Judge

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