Buchl et al v. Gascoyne Materials Handling & Recycling, L.L.C.

Filing 184

ORDER: Settlement Conference set for 4/1/2021 at 9:00 AM by telephone before Magistrate Judge Charles S. Miller, Jr. The Court shall visit with plaintiffs first and then follow up with defendants. By Magistrate Judge Charles S. Miller, Jr. (BG)

Case 1:17-cv-00048-DLH-CSM Document 184 Filed 03/23/21 Page 1 of 2

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NORTH DAKOTA
James Buchl and Doren Chatinover,
Plaintiffs,
vs.
Gascyone Materials & Handling
Recycling, L.L.C.,
Defendants.

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ORDER SCHEDULING SETTLEMENT
CONFERENCE BY TELEPHONE

Case No. 1:17-cv-048

The undersigned held a status conference with the parties by telephone on March 23, 2021,
to discuss the logistics of conducting the settlement conference ordered by Judge Hovland. Pursuant
to its discussion with the parties, the undersigned ORDERS:
1.

A settlement conference will be held before the undersigned on Thursday, April 1,
2021, by telephone. The undersigned shall speak with plaintiffs first and then follow
up separately with defendants. Consequently, plaintiffs are to call the following
telephone number and enter the following access code at 9:00 AM CDT on April 1:
Tel. No.: [phone]
Access Code: 5072548

2.

In advance of the conference, each party shall provide the undersigned with an email
address and telephone number of a designated representative that the undersigned
can contact when the undersigned is ready to speak with a party. When the
undersigned is ready to speak with a particular party, the undersigned shall so notify
that party's designated representative, who will then instruct the party to call the
telephone number and enter the access code listed above.
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3.

The persons participating in the settlement conference shall be vested with the
necessary settlement authority. If the settlement decision will be made in whole or
in part by an insurer, the insurer shall participate. Any relief from these requirements
must be obtained in advance. Failure to participate in the conference as provided
may result in an award of costs, fees, and/or other sanctions.

4.

The parties may, but are not required, to submit concise confidential settlements
statements in advance of the settlement conference. Any such statements should be
emailed no later than 12:00 Noon CDT on Tuesday, March 30, 2021, to the
undersigned at [e-mail].

These statements shall not

become a part of the file of the case, but shall be for the exclusive use of the
undersigned in preparing for and conducting the settlement conference.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated this 23rd day of March, 2021.
/s/ Charles S. Miller, Jr.
Charles S. Miller, Jr., Magistrate Judge
United States District Court

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